Hi,
I have an issue while trying to use Fabber after using Fredo Round Corners - I have internal square cutouts created in my design and for some reason, the round corners I created in those squares do not transfer to the Fabber output (see screen captures attached) - any ideas why this is happening?
Can you post the source file and I can take a look?
Hi Eric,
Thanks for your reply. Attaching the project. I did manage to override this problem by recreating these specific corners that had the issue, using the simple Sketchup’s circle tool.
Also - this is my first time trying to actually send my design to a CNC workshop, so I am not familiar with the workflow yet. The shop asked to get a DXF file, which I see that Fabber does not export. I am not sure if they just want the CAD 3D DXF or if I need to convert my pieces into some 2D DXF format that the CNC machine can read. How would you recommend exporting them something they can work with?
Thanks so much for your help
And here’s the SKP file
New Bunk Bed - rounded.skp (1.1 MB)
First your model doesn’t have arcs - it has segmented lines - you should redo with arcs if you want smoother corners
Second the thickness of your panels is inconsistent. Determine the actual thickness of your plywood and adjust the cuts based on how much tolerance you want - ie 1 mm
Thirdly the height of your be and width of your bed exceeds a 4 x 8 sheet of material. Perhaps adjust these measurements so you can get the parts out of your material.
You may want to consider bringing the front of the bed down to the floor so that you don’t have issues with dust and small toys accumulating under the bed.
Are you going to use slats to support the bed?
Thank you for your great advice!
- Yes I am going to use slats.
- Regarding the arcs - I used the round corners plugin to create them - is this a problem when going to CNC?
- Since I am working on a metric system - the width of the plywood should be consistent on 18mm
- I am a first-timer, but got some info on the sheets that a CNC shop published they can handle which are supposed to be 122cm by 244cm, and designed the bed according to those measurements (am I missing something?)
- I am planning on putting an extra mattress under the bed, that’s why I left the front open.
- SInce the CNC place is not being very helpful - maybe you might be able to help - They asked to get a DXF file which is what their machine is using, and I am wondering if you could guide me on the workflow I should be going through to give them a file they can use.
Thank you so much for your help!
The sheet sizes are probably 1219 mm x 2438 mm but your bed height is 1256.667 mm which exceeds 1219
Garry
@ericschimel is Fabber still being developed, or has it been shut down? I was noticing that a lot of links on your website don’t work, and the extension just displays a loading screen. I was really hoping to give it a try. Thanks!
After a bit of a hiatus it’s back!
We’ve re-released the really popular SketchUp>Vectric (Or SVG) plugin that we originally had:
That’s the short version. You can find the longer version (and more technical video) here:
It’s not quite live yet, but if you or anyone else wants to help do some testing DM me here with your preferred email address and I’ll send you a link to get started.
I would be interesting in help testing this. Thanks for the update on the extension! I’ll send you a DM