I've worked with a number of CNC router users on a bunch of jobs. I had to change my beliefs along the way, based on experience.
Tabs are often a huge liability. They are a lot of work to cut, leave a finish problem where they were cut off, and sometimes tear out the work when you move the sheet off the router. Wood is often warped and the tabs may not render at all anyhow. With some bits and materials, you just don't need tabs, the cut piece stays in place. Many skilled users don't do them. Popped pieces can sometimes happen, but they can happen WITH tabs too if the sheet lifts and breaks them. So there's no "tabs are the only proper way" rule to it. There will always be a need to pause the machine, fix something which involves a move, and resume. I'll work on this "moveoff" component then. Danny ---- andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > On 27 June 2016 at 15:28, Chris Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > I would say that the "proper answer" is to teach the users to properly use > holding-tabs, hold-downs, etc That reminds me, I used holding tabs a lot in CamBam, but haven't even found them in Fusion360 or Inventor HSM. I wonder if they are there to be found? However, to say that it is possible to never need to stop a job part-way through to fix something is, I think, going a bit far. As I recall the moveoff component was written after a request from a commercial roll-machining company who wanted to be able to change chipped or worn tips mid-job. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
