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Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 5:42 pm
by chademling94
Finally sat down and took the time to figure out sheetcam. Very helpful youtube video by PREMIER PLASMA called "sheetcam setup and making parts, nesting, tabs, cut path, adding tools". Just follow along with the video and it will work with the gofab software no problem, just dont use the (add pierces, add offsets, optimize cut order, reverse offset side) in the cut styles menu on the tablet, sheetcam does all of this. Super handy to be able to move pierce points around, and adding tabs to keep parts from falling out.
For the post processor use generic plasma with optional scriber.
Also for some reason sheetcam defaults cut direction the wrong way (good side of plasma is always the right) in the operations menu check the reverse cut direction box this will correct it. (see attached pic)
Re: Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:16 pm
by tkton123
I HAVE BEEN USING IT EVER SINCE I GOT THE TABLE.
I DO PREFER THE PERPENDICULAR OPTION IN THE LEAD IN AND LEAD OUT .1
I'M STILL USING THE OLD VERSION OF THE TABLET AND TABLE SOFTWARE WITHOUT ANY ISSUE.
Re: Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:47 pm
by chademling94
On the perpendicular leads do you get a little bump that doesnt cut all the way since its entering and leaving from the same spot? I am also on the old version of the table/tablet software, it aint broke so im sticking with it lol
Re: Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:38 am
by plasmaman
chademling94 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 5:42 pm
Finally sat down and took the time to figure out sheetcam. Very helpful youtube video by PREMIER PLASMA called "sheetcam setup and making parts, nesting, tabs, cut path, adding tools". Just follow along with the video and it will work with the gofab software no problem, just dont use the (add pierces, add offsets, optimize cut order, reverse offset side) in the cut styles menu on the tablet, sheetcam does all of this. Super handy to be able to move pierce points around, and adding tabs to keep parts from falling out.
For the post processor use generic plasma with optional scriber.
Also for some reason sheetcam defaults cut direction the wrong way (good side of plasma is always the right) in the operations menu check the reverse cut direction box this will correct it. (see attached pic)
Do you use the older or newer software version of GoFab? My table is about ready to pick it up and just trying to figure it out which way to go. Seems like the newer version is still very buggy from reading the posts on this forum.
Re: Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:15 pm
by chademling94
Im still using the old version. I would stick with the old version if you can its very reliable
Re: Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:36 pm
by Jon
Is sheet cam a free download software?
Re: Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:18 pm
by chademling94
Jon- There is a free trial version limited to 180 lines of code and the full version is $140
Re: Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 10:15 pm
by Jon
Is there a special version of sheet cam you’re using? Have you tried it on the news 3.18 yet? I had problems with the old version updated a couple times it just wouldn’t work. Then I install the new version it’s working well but the peers points are always in a bad spot.
Re: Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 4:56 pm
by chademling94
No special version, I am on the old software. And you should be able to move the pierce points to wherever you want them in sheetcam?
Re: Sheetcam is awesome!
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 11:53 pm
by Cowley62
Anyone using sheetcam with 3.18. And is there a post processor for GoFab for 3.18