Radius Fret Board

Mods CAM/Path
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I have search and searched. It seems like maybe I just don’t get it, or there is nobody else in the world that needs to do what I am trying to do, which is weird because this shape isn’t necessarily uncommon. So I am going a little crazy.

I just want to radius my fretboard. I can do it really easily in Easel. I have created the basic shape, but how do I use the Paths workbench to create my paths to cut this from the top?

I have tried the face operation, but it doesn’t seem to want to step down. I just want to do the top surface with a ball end tool of 1/4" wide. Either zig zag or lines.

Thank you.

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Hi and welcome to the forum!

Use Path 3DSurface or Path Waterline.

3

Try this.

Google search “site: forum.freecad.org fretboard”

:sunglasses:

Gene

4

I use Path 3D Surface to radius a fretboard. Step over = 15%.

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Neither of those options exist. I have Profile, Pocket Shape, Drilling, Face, Helix, Adaptive, Engrave, Debur, VCarve, 3D Pocket

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I don;'t have that option in my Paths.

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Also, Thanks for welcoming me. I don’t wan to seem ungrateful! Merry Christmas or whatever the equivalent is for you

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You need to enable it in the preferences, can’t remember exactly what the option is, but if I’m not mistaken is something like: experimental “open cam lib”

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If so, you use a very old FreeCAD… :wink:

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As ninao said, it may need to be enabled.

Switch to the Path Workbench, then Edit menu → Preferences → Path → Advanced → make sure “Enable OCL dependent features” is checked.