dxf extrusion

[edwinristcnc]

hello all,

I'm new to cnc, and am trying mill a specific shape I've drawn out in adobe Illustrator. it is a closed shape, and i've saved it as a dxf. I can open it in Mastercam, but I'm trying to extrude it (it needs to be .5" Z, attached to a .5" Z block), but I get an error saying "invalid knot function". is there anyway around this? I've also tried extruding through the surface menu, but once i chain it creates a spline approximation and completely alters the shape of the graphic. How can i do this?

Thanks!

Edwin

[edwinristcnc]

forgot to mention i am using version X3 with solids and art.

thanks

[K2csq7]

Did you try drawing it in Mastercam? Welcome to the forum...what version of Mcam are you using?

[#Rekd™]

Send the file over and let me have a look.

[edwinristcnc]

Thanks for the help and welcome guys, so far getting into cnc has been a great decision! I'm using MasterCAM X3. I haven't tried drawing it in mastercam because I had already done it in Illustrator copying it from an image.

Hockey Guy, I don't see where to attach the file, do I just send it straight to you? That would be awesome!

[#Rekd™]

Edwinristcnc,

 

Mail.

 

John

[edwinristcnc]

John, got your e-mail, that worked perfectly! What did you do?

Thank you!

Edwin