amd2d ago

I really feel like I do not have a good handle on designing for laser cutting...

My instincts say that booleans and relying on kerf compensation is going to be the most straight forward way to get good fits, but this little shelf my kids asked for has a seriously complex tree.

I haven't seen any best practices out there. Anyone have any tips or pointers? Anyone else laser cutting with #FreeCAD?

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Show threadLovesThašŸ„§1d ago

@amd Use the same sketch for the pad and via a ssb for the pocket, applying the tolerance in the ssb.

(Not commenting on how much tolerance you need, the other reply about the laser kerf handling that for you may be accurate. I have no laser experience)

Show threadamd1d ago
@LovesTha ssb?
Show threadLovesThašŸ„§

@amd Sub Shape Binder.

1.1 will create them in a hidden way when you try to pad a region of a scketch, and you can manually make them with the button next to the sheep (clone) in part design work bench

Apr 4 at 2:15amWeb
Show threadLovesThašŸ„§1d ago

@amd and they are editable, select extra edges from the sketch then drag the sketch into the SSB yo add those edges. Hold Ctrl while doing that drag and it will replace the edges.

I've been doing some master sketch based designs recently, it is an interesting and powerful design method in #FreeCAD

Show threadamd1d ago
@LovesTha oh. Sure. Thanks.