New to using CC Pro. I’m trying to essentially model the angled cut for a french cleat. I know I could make this cut quickly on the table saw, but I don’t think this is impossible to do on the machine.
Any suggestions on how to avoid this strange lip?
What dimensions are you trying to arrive at?
If you mean you want a slight angle (18.5 degrees?) cut off the top, then that can be done using a gradient:
In this case, draw things up in profile:
Drag into alignment and dupe the rectangle:
then use Trim Vectors:
to remove what is not wanted:
arriving at:
OK
OK
Selecting just the top line:
we get the desired dimension, so duplicate the rectangle:
oand modify the dimension for the Y-axis:
and drag it into alignment:
Then model the part:
Then select the rectangle for the angled cut:
and make it a square:
and set the parameters to import it as desired:
and then repeat to arrive at the desired angle.
Alternately, note the dimensions:
and draw up a suitable gradient:
export it as a pixel image:
and import it with suitable settings:
Probably it will be helpful to slightly adjust the dimensions:
Then that geometry can be used for a 3D roughing and 3D Finishing toolpath pair.
Attached as a v8 file.
French cleat.c2d (52 KB)
