SteveB
03-24-2010, 07:32 PM
Hello all, this is my first post! :-D
I have a simple question about the STL importer. I searched the forum but I didn't find any posts with a clear question or answer exactly like mine. Hopefully someone from CarveWright or a user who owns and uses the STL importer could answer me.
I have some design software that I have written myself. It does relatively simple work- it creates 2d designs that you could then cut out and you would have (in the most simple example) a trivet or a coaster. However, the shapes are a bit more complex than mere squares or circles (traditional shapes for these items) but the pieces are simply cut from the wood. For simplicity's sake, image a single jigsaw puzzle piece, scaled up to about five by five inches. The shape of the piece is rather complex but there are no special bevels or other tricks used along the edges of the piece.
My program saves its designs in .DXF format. I have successfully converted them to .STL, which brings me to my question:
Can I import an STL file and simply cut it out from the wood? That is, I just want to use the outline of the shape in the STL file as a pattern for making a cutting path.
Thanks for any help,
-Steve
I have a simple question about the STL importer. I searched the forum but I didn't find any posts with a clear question or answer exactly like mine. Hopefully someone from CarveWright or a user who owns and uses the STL importer could answer me.
I have some design software that I have written myself. It does relatively simple work- it creates 2d designs that you could then cut out and you would have (in the most simple example) a trivet or a coaster. However, the shapes are a bit more complex than mere squares or circles (traditional shapes for these items) but the pieces are simply cut from the wood. For simplicity's sake, image a single jigsaw puzzle piece, scaled up to about five by five inches. The shape of the piece is rather complex but there are no special bevels or other tricks used along the edges of the piece.
My program saves its designs in .DXF format. I have successfully converted them to .STL, which brings me to my question:
Can I import an STL file and simply cut it out from the wood? That is, I just want to use the outline of the shape in the STL file as a pattern for making a cutting path.
Thanks for any help,
-Steve