Computer-Controlled Machining

Since many people these days have problems with their backs due to over working will sitting, i decided to design a standing office desk, i did the design with solidworks and used the shopbot for cutting the material.

I uploaded the files from Solidworks, saved as DWG so that Vcarve a software used by shopbot may understand the model that i designed in solidworks.

  • After doing the design i had to use the shopbot to cut the parts before assembling it

    • Setting the Vcarve Parameters

    Importing dwg files to vcatve

    I imported the designs from dwg to Vcarve which is the computer language that communicates to the shopbot and saved the tool path

    I selected 1/2 flat tool since i juste wanted to do the cutting

    I determined the number of passes that the cutting could be done

    Calculating the profile vectors

    Cutting path vectors

    3d view of the vectors

    Profile saving

    Importing for Cutting

    Zeroing the shopbot

    Setting the x,y and z coordinates

    Start Cutting

    For this process after saving toolpath the shopbot GUI software lunch itself automaticaly and open the file but before start cutting you have to set origin point on my self X and Y origin i used axis navigation controll on computer interefence and for z is some how automatic because i used zeroing plate for this setting and now i can start cutting process

    The Milling Process, the photo is not clear it was by night and someone had taken the camera i had to use my phone and the Image seems not very clear

    After assembling different parts cutted by the shopbot i came up with such a stand

    After assembling different parts cutted by the shopbot i came up with such a stand

    After assembling different parts cutted by the shopbot i came up with such a stand

    Download Office desk stl

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