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+ | ====== Using RhinoCAM ====== | ||
+ | >Advice, tips, tricks and user experiences using the RhinoCAM plug-in. | ||
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+ | For support questions about RhinoCAM and RhinoCAM Pro, please go directly to the [[http:// | ||
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+ | For tutorials and videos, go to [[http:// | ||
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+ | =====Environment variables===== | ||
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+ | Environment variables is a Windows feature that allows software manufacturers to configure certain options for the operating environment of their programs. | ||
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+ | Create and access environment variables the following way: Right-click **My Computer**, select **Properties**, | ||
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+ | The following variables let you set certain options in RhinoCAM not directly accessible via options from inside the program. | ||
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+ | * **VMILL_HFINISH_LEVELFIRST** - 1/0 - Allows Level first machining in Horizontal Finishing | ||
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+ | * **VMILL_ZTRANS_FFACTOR** - [0.1-1.0] – Scales federates for plunge Z motions between Z levels in 2-1/2 axis operations | ||
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+ | * **VMILL_SORT_PROFILES** – [1/0] – Sorts profiles based on minimum distance to each other if set to 1 | ||
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+ | * **VMILL_DORETRACT_TABLEROTATE** – [1/0] - Does retract to toolchange position before performing the table rotate if set to 1 | ||
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+ | * **VMILL_BEEP_TYPE** - [0/1/2] 0 – Waveform beep, 1 – computer beep, 2 – No beep | ||
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+ | * **VMILL_LICENSE_HOST** – [IP Address] – Set to IP address of machine that has the network dongle for network licensing | ||
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+ | * **VMILL_DISPLAYTOOLTIP** - [1/0] - Displays a point at the tool tip during simulation if set to 1 | ||
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+ | * **VMILL_TOOLPATH_THICKNESS** – [0.1-10.0] – [[rhino: | ||
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+ | =====Using the user defined tool tab to create custom tools===== | ||
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+ | //Answer:// User defined tools can be created and used in RhinoCAM in 2-1/2 axis profiling operations only. To create a user defined tool follow these steps: | ||
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+ | - Draw the profile of the tool in the XY plane (only to the centerline, i.e. half profile). | ||
+ | - Make sure the starting point is at 0,0. | ||
+ | - In RhinoCAM 2.0, select the profile of the tool created in the XY plane from the Rhino menu bar use **File-> | ||
+ | - In RhinoCAM 2.0, from the Cutting Tools Browser under the Create/ | ||
+ | - Select a name for the user-defined tool and enter the relevant information and comments. The parameter for the tool diameter should be twice the profile radius. You can also enter a different tool diameter if you need a different size tool. The system computes the tool diameter as twice the largest X coordinate in the tool profile. It will then scale the profile by (input diameter/ | ||
+ | - Provide the path to the user-defined tool profile file. | ||
+ | - Save as a new tool. | ||
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+ | Use the tool in 2-1/2 axis profiling operations. | ||
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+ | =====To capture the active window with an image in RhinoCAM===== | ||
+ | ScreenCaptureToFile and ScreenCaptureToClipboard work fine in RhinoCAM to capture the active window with an image of a RhinoCAM simulation. ViewCaptureToFile/ | ||
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+ | =====How to display a "Tool Guide" in VisualMill===== | ||
+ | Go in to your registry, open up HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder, scroll down to the // | ||
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+ | Now it will display the tool you have loaded while making a boundary or creating geometry. | ||
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