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Analysis and generation of the machining program Let’s check now whether the levels in the Z axis that we specified when defining the operation match to what we get in the machining program. Click the button Inspect the G-Code. A window has appeared in which we can analyze the g-code. The machining program begins with…

CAM Project – Another Settings – FreeCAD Let’s check what we have in the other tabs. In the General tab we can change the name from Job, for example to Operation 1. This label will appear in the operation tree, which will allow us to uniquely identify this operation. In the Output tab, we can…

Stock and Work Coordinate System – FreeCAD CAM After starting a new CAM project, the settings window opens on the Setup tab. In this tab, we determine the dimensions of the stock and the location of the coordinate system origin, I will call it the base. As for the stock, we have several options that…

CAM Project – FreeCAD Path #2 First we need to create a new CAM project for this part. To do this, click Creates a Path Job Object icon. Window will appear. And click OK. If you are wondering why you need to create a new CAM project every time, the point is that for one…

FreeCAD Path Workbench Tutorial FreeCAD, apart from the possibilities of the 3D CAD system, where we can create our own 3D models, also has the ability to prepare machining programs for CNC machines. So it also has CAM system capabilities. But it’s worth keeping in mind that it’s a free program. We get a tool…