Pink Lines to Black Lines / Boolean or?

Fixer · October 28, 2024, 10:42pm

Guys that Know this stull:!
I have had horrific time trying to learn this ? have spent hour’s on it and it just will not come to this OLD mind.? a little help would be nice. I just want to cut out the 4 inside radius it is for a part for a “BIG” vice for my little 3020 router. I would like to get the outside radius to get just a little bit more travel on the vice bed a little help would be nice.?
the file is

2_Will.c2d (180 KB)
I think I got the upload file correct.?
Using CC7Pro
Thanks in advance
Ken

WillAdams · October 28, 2024, 11:00pm

Start by ungrouping, so that only the elements which you wish to may be sected:

Then identify:

select

and delete redundant elements:

which will then allow selecting the open geometry:

and use “Join Vectors” to close things:

Repeat elsewhere:

Yes

Attached as a v7 file.

2_Will_v7.c2d (144 KB)

Fixer · October 29, 2024, 4:42pm

Will:
I will snookered:! IT WORKS IT IS MAGIC:! I owe you a beer for that I have always said that computers by them self are nothing but magic
2_Will Part done.c2d (424 KB).

I have one more for U ?? plunging in an pulling out on “just” the radius x4 places
then I try and not bug U for a while… and a BIG THANK YOU
Ken

WillAdams · October 29, 2024, 5:48pm

Carbide Create doesn’t really offer that sort of control — you can fake it by using Node editing to cut the geometry and using a Contour toolpath to control direction of cut or by rotating/flipping the part if its symmetrical.

Something like: