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RhinoCAM & Pedalino Bicycles

While most of us (if we’re lucky) get to follow our passion into the workplace, Julie Pedalino from Lenexa Kansas has found a way to combine not one but two of her passions into an exciting new startup company called Pedalino Bicycles. I wanted to give you a quick sneak peek of one of Julie’s […]

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RhinoCAM & Riverview Hobbies

  Riverview Hobbies, LLC opened for business in 2010 to produce high quality aftermarket poured-resin products for scale modeling kits, an industry worth upwards of 1.5 billion dollars in the US alone, according to the Hobby Manufacturers Association (HMA).   Jim Orth, owner/operator of Riverview Hobbies uses Rhino and RhinoCAM to design and program the […]

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Best Practices in 3 Axis Machining

3 Axis machining is THE MOST common application for all of MecSoft’s CAM milling plugins. The reason is quite simple. This suite of toolpath strategies can quickly and accurately machine a vast majority of components and tooling required by industry today. In this post we’ll explore some of the Best Practices for machining in 3 Axis […]

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Understanding Climb vs. Conventional Milling

One of the basic concepts to understand in any milling operation is Cut Direction. It can be characterized by how the flutes of the cutting tool engage the stock material and form the chip that is removed during cutting. In many of MecSoft CAM’s 2½ & 3 Axis toolpath strategies you will see that Cut […]

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Understanding Cut Levels in 2½ Axis Machining

In 2½ Axis machining, machining is performed in multiple Z levels, where the cutter moves in both the X and Y axes while the Z depth is fixed at each of these Z levels. This fixed Z depth is maintained until all of the stock material is cleared for that level. The cutter then moves […]

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Sisters High School Woodworking Program Recognized

Tony Cosby is the engineering, woodworking and technology teacher at Sisters High School in Sisters Oregon, a community who takes its name from the nearby Three Sisters Mountains. Tony teaches beginning and advanced Woodworking classes, a Construction class and an Introduction to Engineering & Design class through Project Lead the Way, a national organization that […]

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The Cutting Tools Workbook

MecSoft Corporation is excited to announce the release of The Cutting Tools Workbook, a 100-page guide to working with cutting tools in its 2017 line-up of Milling Module CAM plugins including VisualCAD/CAM, RhinoCAM, VisualCAM for SOLIDWORKS and AlibreCAM. Many of you have asked for more comprehensive information on working with Cutting Tools in our CAM […]

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RhinoCAM Cuts Knives For Urban Tactical

Knife maker Mikkel Willumsen with Urban Tactical has been designing and crafting knives from his Copenhagen Denmark shop since 1998. Specializing in folders, fixed blades, balisongs and chef knives, Mikkel’s knife designs are sought after by culinary chefs across Europe and tactical enthusiasts and collectors across North America and beyond. Mikkel has agreed to share […]

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RhinoCAM Cuts Antler at Quail Pens

Carl and Gina Hill operate their cottage business Quail Pens from their home in Wallace Idaho. Referred to as the Silver Capital of the World, Wallace is an historic city in the Panhandle Region of northern Idaho. Wallace is the county seat of Shoshone County and has three active silver mines plus one semi-active gold […]

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How to Generate G-Code For Onshape Models From Anywhere in Minutes

The following article was published by Onshape on September 7 and is reprinted here with permission. Enjoy! The ability to perform CAM programming from anywhere and on any computer is a reality with VisualCAMc, available soon in the Onshape App Store. This release from MecSoft Corporation builds upon years of product innovation development of its flagship […]

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