Christopher Dungey of Grand Junction, CO has been hand crafting cellos since 1979. In 2015 Chris purchased a Laguna IQ HHC 3 Axis CNC machining center and RhinoCAM. Chris will readily admit that even with some automation, it still takes 400-600 hours of labor and love to craft a Christopher Dungey Cello with #116 being […]
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.
VisualCAMc is the first full-cloud production ready CAM solution that allows you to perform CAM programming from anywhere and on any computer from your Onshape account. VisualCAMc is currently in a FREE Beta program and is available now from the Onshape App Store. Watch the video below to see how to get VisualCAMc for Onshape. This […]
Automatic Feature Machining (AFM) is included in MecSoft’s 2018 CAM Milling plugins. Click here to learn more about our 2018 Milling products. Using AFM will allow you to program toolpaths automatically on closed polysurface (i.e., solid) models. It works in conjunction with a knowledge base of toolpaths assigned to specific feature types that are detected in […]
Feature detection is the first step toward full Automatic Feature Machining (AFM). This blog post will review how you can take advantage of this functionality.
I’m very excited to write about our new 2018 line-up of MecSoft CAM plugins. This release is packed full of new features and exciting enhancements! In this post we will explore what’s new in Automatic Feature Machining in 2018. Click here to learn more about our 2018 Milling products. Even more Automation! MecSoft CAM in 2018 […]
2½ Axis machining is the 2nd most common application (behind 3 Axis machining) for all of MecSoft’s CAM plugins. The reason for this is because a large number of parts found in the real world lend themselves to 2½ Axis machining. The majority of 2½ Axis components are simple prismatic shapes composed of drilled holes, […]
I want to take a moment to touch base on another topic related to our previous post Understanding Cut Levels in 2½ Axis Machining. I invite everyone to go back and review this informative post. Today I want to quickly discuss how part region heights are considered in 2½ Axis Machining. When selecting part regions […]
For those of you who are new to MecSoft’s MILL Module plugins (or even if you just want brush up on your CAM skills) we have released a newly updated 130-page step-by-step tutorial on how to program 2-sided (also referred to as flip machining) toolpaths for the F1 CO2 Racer Body shown here. This tutorial […]
While most of us (if we’re lucky) get to follow our passion into the workplace, Julie Pedalino from Lenexa Kansas has found a way to combine not one but two of her passions into an exciting new startup company called Pedalino Bicycles. I wanted to give you a quick sneak peek of one of Julie’s […]
