Part editor 45 degree on an edge, How to
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Part editor 45 degree on an edge, How to
How do i put a 45 degree bevel on an edge there don't seem to be any chamfer bits in the cutter area why?
Thanks Brian
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Brian,
I made 2 profiles for 'undercutting' miters on pieces called, Miter Left and Miter Right. Basically they're 2 HUGE isoceles (sp) triangles offset correctly. I tried making one for 3/4 stock, but as soon as I needed a bigger one I realized '45 degrees is 45 degrees' no matter how long my profile is.
They're big ol' ugly triangles, and they work great.
Mike
I made 2 profiles for 'undercutting' miters on pieces called, Miter Left and Miter Right. Basically they're 2 HUGE isoceles (sp) triangles offset correctly. I tried making one for 3/4 stock, but as soon as I needed a bigger one I realized '45 degrees is 45 degrees' no matter how long my profile is.
They're big ol' ugly triangles, and they work great.
Mike
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Dan the backs of the cabinets are what i am trying to bevel or miter, hopefully to create a point to make the island top have a node to attach to for the countertop, but instead i super zoomed and chopped away at the back in the construction settings area so they looked right.
Thanks though.
Brian
Thanks though.
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Is it something like this? I did this on all four sides instead of just one like I think you are wanting.
If this is what you want, here is crude the tool I just made to do it.
If this is what you want, here is crude the tool I just made to do it.
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Ah Haaa! You want a 67.5 angle on each piece so you end up with a 135 degree angle. Now I understand what you are doing.
You could still do the same thing in the shape manager by making a tool. Draw a rectangleof a suitable size and put a 2 dimension chamfer on it where one dimension is the short side and the other is the long side.
Then create a tool from that shape and use it in the profile mode of the part editor.
You could still do the same thing in the shape manager by making a tool. Draw a rectangleof a suitable size and put a 2 dimension chamfer on it where one dimension is the short side and the other is the long side.
Then create a tool from that shape and use it in the profile mode of the part editor.
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Dan, I tried that but i can't get a dimesion to machine the part to.
we need a trim or miter function available in the editor area somewhere.
Like when i can make two pieces cross each other on an angle i could use a trim to cut off the excess and have what i need. or a miter area that when two pieces cross each other they can be mitered , now that would be cool.
Brian
we need a trim or miter function available in the editor area somewhere.
Like when i can make two pieces cross each other on an angle i could use a trim to cut off the excess and have what i need. or a miter area that when two pieces cross each other they can be mitered , now that would be cool.
Brian
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Re: Part editor 45 degree on an edge, How to
Is the side in the pic below what you're trying to do? I did it by creating the attached unglamorous .tol file in the shape manager. Load it into your "My profile tools" directory under thermwood in your public documents folder. Just set the plunge depth to -.75 in the tool selection menu.
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