HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.
I AM A RETIRED 68-YEAR-OLD WANTING TO ENTER THE WORLD OF CNC. I HAVE A NEED TO BUILD 3D SPACE FRAMES FROM EMT TUBING WITH 1/2" WEBS AND 3/4" CORDS. THE SPACE FRAMES WILL BE 10 FOOT LONG WITH WEBBS PLACE APPROX 15" APART AND 60 DEGREES INCLINE TO THE CORDES.
I CAN GET A DXF FLAT PATTERN OF THE TUBE NOTCH PATTERN FROM FUSION 360. FUSION CAN USE PIPE TO A SKITCH THAT BECOMES PARAMETRIC, THEN CONVERTS TO SHEET METAL WITH A GAP MADE LENGTHWISE OF .0001 AND A [K- FACTOR] OF 1 TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT FLAT "Y" DIMENSION TO THE CIRCUMFERENCE DIMENSION OF THE TUBE.
I WOULD LIKE TO USE FREECAD TO POST TO LINUXCNC THE 2D CUT PATTERN OF THE TUBE FOR A PLASMA CUTTER WITH THE TORCH HEAD FIXED AT THE END OF A TRACKED CNC MACHINE. HAVING A ROTATING THREE-JAW CHUCK FOR THE "Y" AXIS HOUSED IN A BOX WITH AN "X" CHAIN DRIVE. TOGETHER THE Y AND X STEPPERS WILL MOVE THE TUBE UNDER THE PLASMA TORCH HEAD TO CUT THE REQUIRED PATTERN.
I AM THANKFUL FOR ANY HELP I CAN GET. I AM A NOVICE AT FREECAD.
THANK YOU
BOBCATBOB
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TUBE NOTCH DXF FUSION FLAT PATTERN TO LINUXCNC PLASMA NO THC
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Re: TUBE NOTCH DXF FUSION FLAT PATTERN TO LINUXCNC PLASMA NO THC
Please don't use Capital letters, it's not easy to read (reason why contracts use it).