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Excellent!
It now merits the designation CAM ;-)

- Nick

Absolutely right, Peter - I had not tried this particular dimension change (I had just fiddled with Hex_spacing to change the proportions). I've had a closer look, and what seems to be happening is...

Nope - not quite what I would have hoped for either!

I've just had a look at what might have happened here, starting with a freshly-downloaded copy of my design. I suspect that what you have shown...

Peter - when I first looked at your drawing, I couldn't work out what you meant by circle and hexagon. I think that it was a bit like those optical illusions where you can see two different things...

I thought that this was quite an interesting design, so I looked at recreating it with Fusion 360:
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I have attached the F360 model. I have used the F360 User Parameter feature to allow the...

It should have gone in Laser Cutters, or possibly Plasma, as it's currently of no use to anything else.

If instead of a single flavour of G-Code with no consideration for the cutter being used it...

Does the package allow for rounding external corners to match the inevitable rounded internal corners?

It all reminds me of this, again based on deformed hexagons but with no symmetry (although in...

Now you explain it it makes no sense at all.

What about needing a near zero tool diameter?

This code kind of works for a single tile,
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Hi. My mate makes scale corrugated sheets for the model industry, he made dies to do it. He currently sells 7mm / ft scale sheets and is working on the tooling to make Guage 1 (10mm / ft) and 16m/ ft...

Blimey, I missed that :eek:

Fading eyesight, large screen, small text, mutter, blah...

The problems suddenly become clear.

The job is seemingly easy but labour intensive, especially if...

Robin, the bends are 2m long...


Just thinking, but is there any structural reason why the panels have to be done from 1mm thick sheet?
Could you get away with thinner sheet?

As for dies,...

In that case...

Chronos will sell you a 24" folder for £128. Doubt you could get them folded for less than that.

Lots out folders out there, just avoid the insubtantial cheap stuff. I think...

First unhelpul suggestions :naughty:

Aren't you rather assuming an even temper throughout the sheet to stop it bending like a banana?

Folding it with a press brake looks a bit labour...

Depending on how many you want to make, it may be more economical to have a custom die made that can do a complete V without having to turn the metal over.
It would also have the advantage of...