Arvid,
That's correct I have the PE version, I have never used .stl files. I just use it as for "modelling". Like the little wobbler I can draw it all in Alibre PE, then assemble it to make sure it all fits. I can do the simple motion - like turn the fly wheel (with the mouse) and everything will run in unison. The crank, will turn, the piston goes up and down the cylinder rocks.
So I don't use it for CNC work at all.
The fly wheel was done on a CNC Sherline mill, to do that I draw the fly wheel in 2D cad (TurboCad) I then use Cut2D http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectric/c..._index.htm
from Vectric to generate the Gcode.
DaveH
That's correct I have the PE version, I have never used .stl files. I just use it as for "modelling". Like the little wobbler I can draw it all in Alibre PE, then assemble it to make sure it all fits. I can do the simple motion - like turn the fly wheel (with the mouse) and everything will run in unison. The crank, will turn, the piston goes up and down the cylinder rocks.
So I don't use it for CNC work at all.
The fly wheel was done on a CNC Sherline mill, to do that I draw the fly wheel in 2D cad (TurboCad) I then use Cut2D http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectric/c..._index.htm
from Vectric to generate the Gcode.
DaveH