I work for a steel company, and we fabricate & profile structural steel. I’d like to be able to export a 3D beam from sketchup into an .nc1 file so we can use our Ocean Avenger+ drill line machine. My understanding is that I need to export with G-code attached to it, so I would need some sort of converter or alternative method to get to .nc1. Any advice?
Im not sure if this will help you but steel & SketchUp makes me think of DecaSteel, an extension from Mindsight. Maybe see if that extension has something you need, or contact the developer if it doesn’t.
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Hi there, what solution did you finally find for g-code starting with Sketchup ?
The best answer to the question would be to consult with the manufacturer of the equipment you will be using for fabrication.
If you want a cheap software that can generate g code, Qcad Pro with the cam extension cost $40 for a permanent license free upgrades for a year, the basic version of draftsight is also capable to generate g code, I’ve used it a couple times, it’s $200 per year, I don’t think it’s worth paying that just for g code generation, I have a draftsight license but I use it all the time for documentation from layout.
Thanks for your reply
I have not yet found a resolve, but I may try Qcad Pro. The solution I keep coming back to is to send the IFC to someone that uses Tekla Structures and have them convert it to an DSTV