Best software to cut this part

[D-man]

Hey guys,

can anyone help in letting me know which software would be best suited to cutting the attached part. ive tred Cut3D (May be doing it wrong) but i just cant seem to figure it out. been away from the machine for a while doing this sort of stuff

Basically its a 200mm dia circle but i need to mill away the top to get the 1050mm radus cutting the rest is fine

[EddyCurrent]

My idea would be to make a 3D model of it then import it as an stl file. CamBam for example could easily cut it in that manner or any other software that can make a 3D toolpath from an stl model.
The bolt holes and central cutout would be standard 2D operations

If it's any help I've attached an stl model, 200mm dia. with a 1050mm radius top and 20mm sides at the highest.

[routerdriver]

I haven't used cut3D ,but I would imagine that since the latest release of Vcarve pro will generate toolpaths for 3D objects from an .stl file you ought to be able to find a way.Have you looked at the Vectric tutorials on youtube?They might just jog the memory If you have done this sort of thing before.

[D-man]

Cheers lads, this are now coming back to me on the 3D side after seeing your files. also thanks to the PM's helping also its very much appreciated!

I whats having a play with Fusion360 and this also seems promising but thats a whole new learning curve

[Wal]

>I whats having a play with Fusion360 and this also seems promising but thats a whole new learning curve

Stick with it, once the penny drops it's well worth it..!

[D-man]

>I whats having a play with Fusion360 and this also seems promising but thats a whole new learning curve

Stick with it, once the penny drops it's well worth it..!

Yeah it seems good. Only thing I can’t figure out is once the centre is cut out to just kill the face of the circle rather than a 200mm square. Looking at getting the machining time down


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