Strange the pattern link takes you to a matlab tutorial.

http://tutorial45.com/matlab-tricks-creating-an-array-modifying-matrix-elements/

Am I missing something?

Weird. Don't click the link "6. pattern." Just scroll down to the pattern section.

 

Well will you look at that! OK so how did you remove the connecting lines at the top of the "spokes"?

 

Getting there

 

Well will you look at that! OK so how did you remove the connecting lines at the top of the "spokes"?

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You use the "trim" command. Select the spokes as the trimming edges, and then select the arc segments to be trimmed.

 

You use the "trim" command. Select the spokes as the trimming edges, and then select the arc segments to be trimmed.

What I did above. Took a little bit to figure it out but I think I got it.

 

I am pretty sure this is pretty much my settings. With the exception that the entities selected were my two lines. And I made Element Base Point = center of my circle = Axis Point

Questions.

1 What is the "angle between"? Is this just how much they "tilt"?

2. What is the difference between Element base point and axis point?

 

What I did above. Took a little bit to figure it out but I think I got it.

Even better, it would convenient if you converted the sets of arcs and lines into a single object each by using the "join" function in the "pedit" command.

 

Even better, it would convenient if you converted the sets of arcs and lines into a single object each by using the "join" function in the "pedit" command.

Not sure I follow. You mean after I removed the little connecting lines individually?

What is the advantage of connecting them other than maybe to move them around together?

 

Not sure I follow. You mean after I removed the little connecting lines individually?

What is the advantage of connecting them other than maybe to move them around together?

One advantage is that you can manipulate the entities as a single object, which becomes a polyline defined by a collection of adjacent vertices, instead of separate lines and arcs. Another advantage is that it's a lot easier to generate G code, since the entities become concatenated, instead of separate.

 

One advantage is that you can manipulate the entities as a single object, which becomes a polyline defined by a collection of adjacent vertices, instead of separate lines and arcs. Another advantage is that it's a lot easier to generate G code, since the entities become concatenated, instead of separate.

So I should join all of the little "compartments" as individuals? Or as one big group?

 

So I should join all of the little "compartments" as individuals? Or as one big group?

As individuals, but using the "pedit" command, and not by "grouping" them together.

 

As individuals, but using the "pedit" command, and not by "grouping" them together.

Does pedit do the same thing in Draftsight? I get "Specify polyline" not sure where to go from there.

 

I think I might have it. I did multiple, I selected the 4 sides. I did a Join. Now it asks for specify gap tolerance. Not sure what to enter

 

The finished (or almost) product. I even have the little compartments converted to polylines as suggested by @cmartinez.

Now I need to get this converted to gcode.

Thanks to everyone that helped!

 

The finished (or almost) product. I even have the little compartments converted to polylines as suggested by @cmartinez.

Now I need to get this converted to gcode.

Thanks to everyone that helped!

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Can you zoom on a single compartment and post its image so I can take a closer look?

 

Close enough?

 

Close enough?

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Yep... everything seems a-ok ... just wanted to make sure that the vertices were effectively closed... how are you going to generate the G code?

 

Yep... everything seems a-ok ... just wanted to make sure that the vertices were effectively closed... ?

Yeah made sure of that. I used the End Snap feature. Which brings up a question. For the "divider" I had to make the 2 lines a bit longer than they should be because they did not always cross the inner and outer circles? Any idea why? I am pretty certain all of my 3 circles were centered on one another.

I had to go back and do a clean up with the end snap feature o each of the "compartments".

 

Yeah made sure of that. I used the End Snap feature. Which brings up a question. For the "divider" I had to make the 2 lines a bit longer than they should be because they did not always cross the inner and outer circles? Any idea why? I am pretty certain all of my 3 circles were centered on one another.

I had to go back and do a clean up with the end snap feature o each of the "compartments".

If you started out with a single line traced from the circle's quadrant, and then offset it to the sides, that would explain why the resulting lines didn't intersect with the referenced circle.

 

. how are you going to generate the G code?

I have a copy of CamBam. I don't know if it is something I am doing wrong or if it is because the demo is expired but I can't get it to generate g-code.