The best place to put your part is in the +X/+Y quadrant. Second, the script is set up that if looks for the closest point to the origin in the X-Y plane to determine where to plunge down. First, the part cannot be below the X-Y plane (tabletop). The default decimal places is 3)Ī few more rules to using this script. Whatever the precision is set to here, is what your gcode file's decimal places will be. Uncheck the "Display units format" If you don't, the inches symbol (") will show up in your gcode and your controller software will not recognize it.You can also set your precision to what you want in your gcode file. Select Window/Model Info and this window pops up: There are a couple of settings within Sketchup that need to be set. Added "Stock to Leave for inside & outside cuts. Fixed a bug that would not change the layer status back to default. This has been turned off in the pluginĠ.5:: Revised group checking on line 167. You no longer need to supress the units symbol. It now sets the G90 or G91 automatically in the gcode file based on model units Now more than one part can be cut at a time. Revised so that z axis does not lift between cuts on single hole inside cuts. Requires:: TIG's Smart Offset viewtopic.php?f=323&t=49624 V1.9 or higher (version 2.1 included in zip file)Ġ.2:: Corrected final cut from going in opposite direction from rest of cut.Ġ.3:: Updated to work on MACs and to make the code unit independent, so now it works with metric parts.
I have not tested on previous versions.ĭescription:: Creates gcode for CNC applications using 3D models in Sketchup SU Version:: I developed this on SketchUp version 8.
Pieces of this code came from the following: Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software forĪny purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF USING THIS SCRIPT. PLEASE VERIFY GCODE CREATED PRIOR TO RUNNING ON CNC. INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESSįOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, This script took me that last 5 months to create and it probably is not coded the greatest, but it works! I just started learning at the beginning of this year. Just download the Ruby file and put it in your plugins folder. This plug-in will take your 3D model and create 2.5D toolpaths for use on your CNC. I've been working on a plugin that will create gcode for my CNC router.
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