Since you are welding them anyway... you might want to look at this. It generates 2 axis Gcode to do a tube to tube coped joint and it looks pretty simple.
*http://www.metalgeek.com/static/cope.pcgi *Dave On 6/3/2011 3:41 PM, Viesturs La-cis wrote: > Hello, gentlemen! > > I would like to ask, if anyone can suggest me a way to generate a > g-code for a single-time situation: > The part consists of 3 pieces of tubes - 2 of them need to be welded > to main piece. > What I need is to get a g-code that describes the intersection lines > of each 2 tube pieces. > I have SolidEdge model, IGES, STEP and STL models for the whole part. > > Does anyone have any idea, how do they usually generate toolpaths for > such kind of machines? > > Viesturs > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. > Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, > secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. > Get your free trial download today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
