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Home Thread Rolling Machining Art
TIF2DXF Converter Program
Take a 2D Photo
Color or B/W
Convert
to a 3D DXF file
Or Straight to Machine G Code
This program was written by Bruce Clark
Work by Tom Brewer
Now A Module in AlphaCAM
First Job
Original color
photo.
Bucket fill white.
Touch up photo and convert to 8 bit gray scale. Bucket fill with black.
Converted
from photo to G Code with
TIF2DXF program and Machined
Second Job
Scanned
original and outlined. Bucket filled with color black.
Used
TIF2DXF to generate G Code
Used high speed spindle attachment in CNC mill
Finished Medallion
Machining details: 80,000 RPM, 160 IPM, DOC .05 Inch, 1/8" 4 flute ball nose end mill, with the newer controllers being able to execute 1,000 to 2,000 blocks a second this type of work should only take about 4 Min. depending upon the level of detail you want.
This program was purchased by Licom Systems and is now a module in there Computer Aided Manufacturing Program called AlphaCAM.
These examples I have here were made on the first version of TIF2DXF. As
a Module of AlphaCAM upgrades and improvements have been made. The newest
version converts TIF or BMP formats and is scheduled for released
near December 1999. For example it smoothes the curves formed from the
different heights corresponding to different gray scales instead of
changing height in steps. It also has a mode that optimizes the points
to make a good smooth surface with the minimum number of points per strip, to
keep the file size down to a reasonable size.
Note about Licom
Licom Systems is the first company to incorporate Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications into a CAM program. This placed Licom Systems way ahead of all others because of the level of customization in the hands of the user. Basically anything you want you can have or change in the system from custom applications to the GUI should you choose.
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