Tutorial for use meshCAM

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

There are a couple:

• http://docs.carbide3d.com/tutorials/2-meshcam/
• http://docs.carbide3d.com/tutorials/meshcam-engraving

and more on the MeshCAM site:

• Getting Started with MeshCAM V8
  • DXF to G Code — simplest 2D tutorial
  • Using MeshCAM to Cut 2D Objects — basic 2D tutorial
  • MeshCAM - Image Machining Tutorial

Also see

Generating first gcode from meshcam.. help!

Noah, I’m guessing from your filename that you only need to machine the groove, and that the overall box is to finished size. Bring the STL into MeshCAM as a 3 Axis job. It will be sideways due to the way it was exported from the CAD program (SolidWorks defaults to this–it’s a byproduct of the CAD program having the X-Y plane in the plane of the screen so Y is up for a 3D part) [image] Go to Geometry | Rotate Geometry and click on the highlighted cube face you want to be facing up. [image] …

capsule overview of a very basic MeshCAM job