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    File Output for 5-Axis CNC Machining?

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      EzekielK
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      Got an Art Director asking about using sketchup geometry to drive a 5-axis CNC machine. Have found apps advertised for preparing SU files for the purpose but the process looks torturous and so far as I know SU is not a favored tool for the modeling -> CNC pipeline.

      Does anyone have recommendations for a process that works well for moving sketchup geometry over to the CNC side, and/or any typical constraints or difficulties encountered in doing that?

      Thanks in advance.

      K

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
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        Did you look at SketchUcam?

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        SketchUcam - Gcode from Sketchup, the easy way! Contribute to swarfer/sketchucam development by creating an account on GitHub.

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        Did you try Freecad to Gcode Export? Or are you dealing with SKP files primarily?

        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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          EzekielK
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          @rich o brien said:

          Did you look at SketchUcam?

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          Releases · swarfer/sketchucam

          SketchUcam - Gcode from Sketchup, the easy way! Contribute to swarfer/sketchucam development by creating an account on GitHub.

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          GitHub (github.com)

          Did you try Freecad to Gcode Export? Or are you dealing with SKP files primarily?

          everything is starting as skp files

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          • Rich O BrienR Offline
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            Only one I knew is SketchUcam. Sorry, not much else to add.

            SketchUp is a poly modeller so TRUE curves aren't possible. You will always fight against segments causing facetting.

            I believe SketchUcam's extport to g-code was quite adequate on flat sheet cuts. But 5-axis stuff could be a bit of a stretch.

            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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