First whack at grayscale geometry. Direction pls

[opensores]

I do not what program you are using. (The 0.00 surface can be removed later in the pattern editor if you have it but that is not the best way.) I just took the stl into meshlab and deleted the two box corner points.

Once in the STL importer, I started from the back to the front. Then in Designer, I inverted the patterns. Line up in the x is going to be a bit of a problem. First thing is first. See what the mpc's should be like.

A few points to hit. On each of these files, the base piece will not have a floor feather, and won't be pierced. The upper slices will be cut out around the perimeter.

[opensores]

Also, I plan on gluing after I carve.

[fwharris]

Your getting there! Try to just focus on the mold area with out the flat not needed area. I think that is what is causing some of your problems.

Another approach you might try with this is to model your actual finished piece and use it as a positive/negative to make the mold shape.

[opensores]

I left a vmail at Carvewright, and recieved an email telling me that my spindle was shipped out of the NYC factory, and will be re-shipped to me as soon as it arrives in TX in a week...

[opensores]

Well, I received the carvetight on monday. Its installed. Now I just have to get my tablesaw running so I can cut the 1.25" and .75" MDF sheets. I have the sheets. The 1.25" sheets will be used with a 1" deep cut on each of them, and then if and when a second layer/slice is needed, I will either use another 1.25" or a .75" sheet. Gotta finalize those files. I do believe that when cut in halves, the deeper carves will be about 3 hours each. Definately not the economical way to do this, if you can afford a bigger table router... I'd prefer not having to slice anything, even if the machine time goes up, having a perfect surface will allow a better finish of the mold, and there fore any composite decks I decide to build with it. Its ok, I will get around that. Very stoked to be hopefully cutting out tomorrow.

[opensores]

Ok, this is officially my SOS call for help. I am not able to create a file which doesn't call for the perimeter of the board to be cut out. It is impossible... Here is the original STL file. Please help...

[bergerud]

Something like this?

[opensores]

Something like this?

ok, how did you do that?

[bergerud]

We have been here before! Deleted the corner vertices and got rid of the box. I imported the STL - made a pattern. Then I took it into the PE trimmed the edge and took out the 0.00 level with the magic wand.

[opensores]

So you used meshlab to turn it onto a surface only? Then after importing you removed the zero with the wand? When you say trimmed the edge in PE can you explain that a bit more?