I would really love a 2 & 3 bolt hole exhaust flange shape added to this!
Has anyone ever added their own shape options to this library?
I would really love a 2 & 3 bolt hole exhaust flange shape added to this!
Has anyone ever added their own shape options to this library?
Sheetcam is for preparing your gcode file for cutting, not designing a part.
hold on @SWomack âŚSheetcam has a small section of pre designed partsâŚthe LibraryâŚ
very handy at times
Sounds like youâve never used sheetcam or if you do donât know about the feature.
They offer a nice shape menu to generate different shapes, brackets, round flanges , gussets etc. fill in some dimensions and itâs generated for you all you do is run your g code and itâs sparks time.
a little harshâŚjust a little
I 100% disagree with you because I wrote it. lol
I use it all the time but the three hole flange might be more complex than the library allows. Email SheetCamâs creator and ask him. Heâs been on here beforeâŚ
I use BendTec software to create shapes and then send to sheet Cam to create tap file. I have also used the shape library in sheet Cam very easy to use.
Iâve tried their forum but they never send an activation email (tried 3 different emails / usernames) so I canât log in to post a request.
I assume you are talking about this sort of thing
The maths is a little tricky but Iâll see what I can do.
Do you need slotted holes? It makes things a bit more complicated to do that.
Hey thanks for the reply - those are what iâm talking about. The holes do not need to be slotted in the flange - theyâre only slotted on the gaskets.
Appreciate the reply and help!
Before iâm corrected sometimes theyâre slotted in the flange but weâre fixing junk impalas and fords here not making rockets. lol
IMO, this kind of thing is a specialty item that can easily be addressed with a CAD add-on or extension rather than being built into a CAM tool. This becomes a slippery slope once you start in this direction.
I had to make one of these for a neighbor, some crack head stole his catylist converter. He literally couldnât find one to buy.
The problem I see like this one the holes are not centered around the center hole.
OK, the next development release will have 2 and 3 bolt flanges with round holes or slots. It will be in the âSpecialty shapesâ section.
The âRectangle multiple holesâ shape can already be used for 4 bolt flanges.
Looking at the flange @Phillipw just posted, the new flange shape wouldnât be able to make that flange because the holes arenât evenly spaced. Does anyone know if this is a common pattern?
@Ladarian I checked on the SheetCam forum and I see you registered with a Yahoo email. For some reason Yahoo blocks the registration emails. I have activated your account.
@TomWS I think the shape plugin can be useful when you just quickly need to bash out some simple brackets etc. Itâs not intended to be a replacement for CAD.
@LesNewell that was for a ford explorer not sure if any other car maker does this. I unfortunately had do do trial and error i cut piece out of 14 ga for a test cut. I had to go back and do a little tweaking to get it right before cutting the real deal
I think youâll find on 3 bolt flanges that the 3 holes are all on the same âCircleâ like this:
And yes they are fairly common on 3 bolt flanges.
Thanks for adding me to the forums and for setting this up - itâs something I will use every day at work!
Slippery slope? Iâd rather 6 click and cut with sheetcam rather than buy some overpriced CAD software if possible.
your right they may be on the same circle but offset from the center that is why your drawing has slotted holes.
well the one posted wasnât and they are directional when put on the vehicle
the problem is are they all on the same offset