GRID DISTORTION

[jeff hammond]

@infinity said:

Is there a way that I might be able to export this file so my CNC router will be able to cut single lines in the grid both vertically and horizontally?

I don't know your software so i don't know if this will help but...
maybe go to top view then window select all the lines in one direction then delete leaving you with only the lines in the Y direction.. recurve/curvizard/weld the lines then group them.. do the same thing for the lines in the other direction.. you can now try to feed the cnc the non intersecting lines..

another problem might be that the angles between various segments are too severe for the software to recognize it as a single curve.. if that's the case you might have to use a plugin such as curvizard or BezierSpline which can smoothen out the lines and make the angles less severe (ie- add more segments)..

not sure though..
(and not much time to give more thorough examples.. sorry)

[infinity]

Thanks for that Jeff.

I have downloaded the weld plugin but I don't seem to be able to weld the segments of the lines together for some reason.

I did separate the lines into parallel and horizontal sets and exported the two sets into my CAM software. I joined the vectors in both sets and will have a go at routing them and let you know the outcome.

Thanks again for you help.