This article describes the use of two different modules in RhinoCAM, RhinoCAM-MESH and RhinoCAM-MILL. The RhinoCAM-MESH module contains an Inspect & Modify menu (shown below) with commands that allow you to Inspect your mesh models using various reflection and curvature comparison techniques. More importantly, the menu contains Mesh modification commands such as Reduce Mesh, Re-Mesh […]
Jim Lohmann of Lohmann Woodcarving Company has been practicing woodcarving by hand for the past 45 years, getting his start in the Boston area, and then moving to Chicago. Today, Jim works from his workshop in Covington, Michigan where he has been practicing his craft for the past 30 years. For centuries, the “tools-of-the-trade” of […]
Dr. Casey Kerrigan and OESH Shoes have developed their own production 3D printers that OESH uses to produce the soles for their line of 3D printed sandals. With a grant from the National Science Foundation Casey was able to refine the development of the thermoplastic extruder that her 3D printers required. Casey also taught her […]
The Thermoplastic Heater Block design shown here is a great example of how VisualMILL’s 2½ Axis toolpath strategies can be used to quickly and effectively rough and finish a complete 3-dimensional component. Maggie Rogers, Design & Fabrication Specialist with OESH Shoes, in Charlottesville, Virginia is using VisualMILL’s Roughing, Profiling, Hole Pocketing, Drilling, Chamfering and Thread […]
VisualMILL gets the job done at OESH Shoes.
Conley Manufacturing located in Shelby Township just north of Sterling Heights, MI manufactures machined tool & die components for the automotive and aerospace production markets.
In the Professional configuration of AlibreCAM you can take advantage of the XY Instance operation. This allows you to create linear or circular XY arrays of one or more toolpath operations. Here’s how its done using a part example submitted by Erik Granberg of Granberg International, located in Pittsburg, CA. The fixture plate shown in […]
Granberg International, located in Pittsburg, CA is a second generation, family owned company and a world leader in the design and manufacture of chainsaw accessories. They say that “Necessity is the mother of all invention.” Well Erik Granberg, President and CEO tells the story of how his father started the company in the 1950s after experiencing […]
Six years ago Erik Granberg of Granberg International began implementing CNC technology into their manufacturing process and currently has seven (7) Haas CNC machining centers running production full time. Erik has also implemented the Jergan Quick Exchange Die system on each of his Haas machines. This system allows his team to rapidly change setups, minimizing […]
The Warren Group located in Santa Fe Springs, CA, designs and manufacturers prototype and production packaging solutions for the industrial, automotive and consumer products industries.
