Member sculptor919 Posted October 10, 2012 Member Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Hi all, Originally posted this in the New User's forum, but as there are no responses am trying here instead. I've recently purchased 3D Coat on Steam and would like to incorporate it into my workflow. I am operating a 3 axis cnc mill (X,Y,Z) to produce relief 3D models, but I need to raise reliefs on the Z axis only, so I don't get any undercuts that affect the X and Y toolpaths. Is there any way in 3D Coat to isolate the Z axis during Voxel sculpting to give me the clean modeling I require? (the Z axis being the Vertical movement of the machine spindle). I am also using Blender 3D for basic poly modeling and sculpting, it allows me to lock any axis during sculpting and I am hoping 3D Coat will be the same (albeit with more powerfu tools). By isolating the Z axis, as is possible in Blender, any sculpting brushes only work on the locked axis therfore preventing model undercuts that the cnc toolpaths can't calculate and machine on a 3 axis mill. Hoping for a reply, Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor digman Posted October 10, 2012 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I do not think it is possible for the general regular brushes to be lock to an axis... (the plane brush and 2d paint can be locked to a plane but are limited in use) The last updated 3DCoat Version 3.7 of windows has a removing undercut feature that was added. Linux version as well and I would assume the Mac version. It was added per this request.. http://3d-coat.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=10220 Plus you can put in a feature request for locking an axis Link to the last updated 3DCoat Version 3.7 http://3d-coat.com/f...showtopic=10438 I this helps some... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sculptor919 Posted October 10, 2012 Author Member Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Thanks Digman, I'll have a look at that remove undercut feature, I'll also request a lock axis option for future updates as it would allow me to model faster and more efficiently for cnc output. Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member 3DCNC Posted October 11, 2012 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 What CAM software are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sculptor919 Posted October 11, 2012 Author Member Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Hi 3DCNC, I'm currently using Deskproto for generating all my toolpaths and writing GCode for NC Studio...http://www.deskproto.com/ I considered the Vectric suites but Deskproto meets all my need so far, I'm hoping to move to Aspire at a later date, as it seems a good all rounder (but a tad expensive). Most of my modeling is created in Blender 3D and Moi3D (Nurbs surfaces) with stl. export, I recently discovered 3D coat on Steam and am exploring it's capabilities. Similar question back at you...What about your cnc workflow? how do you implement 3D Coat into your design methods and integrate it with your cnc output? Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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