06-14-2024, 06:50 AM
I've seen a few videos of sanding/polishing applications via RoboDK for non-flat or awkward shaped surfaces, so have wanted to explore this further to achieve similar examples of the propellor and the canoe polishing.
However, I didn't realise there wasn't any options within RoboDK (as far as I can see) for creating paths on faces of a part.
The problem we have is many client use multiple different CAD software, so when it comes to a sanding solution, they want to import the CAD data to RoboDK and have it sand the faces of the object. Not as simple as I hoped without having to create toolpaths in their CAD files.
Initial trial we're trying to do is via Solidworks, which is our in-house CAD package and one a few of our clients use. Whilst I've been able to manually create a path in Solidworks, albeit a messy one, I can export to RoboDK and position correctly for the part. But, its a manually drawn path so isn't consistent with overlapping and may produce uneven sanding.
I could do with a face path generator, that creates the path, with options of overlap/blending radius, etc.
I'm sure there's people doing this already and wondering what they're using to do so?
However, I didn't realise there wasn't any options within RoboDK (as far as I can see) for creating paths on faces of a part.
The problem we have is many client use multiple different CAD software, so when it comes to a sanding solution, they want to import the CAD data to RoboDK and have it sand the faces of the object. Not as simple as I hoped without having to create toolpaths in their CAD files.
Initial trial we're trying to do is via Solidworks, which is our in-house CAD package and one a few of our clients use. Whilst I've been able to manually create a path in Solidworks, albeit a messy one, I can export to RoboDK and position correctly for the part. But, its a manually drawn path so isn't consistent with overlapping and may produce uneven sanding.
I could do with a face path generator, that creates the path, with options of overlap/blending radius, etc.
I'm sure there's people doing this already and wondering what they're using to do so?
