Rhino Commands used for CAM
Specific For CAM |
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| Command | Used For? | Description |
| ShowBobCAMRhino | Show CAM Plugin | Shows the BobCAM for Rhino plugin complete with: Data Entry; CAM Manager (CAM Tree, Operation Tree, Tool Tree, Post); and BobArt windows |
| ExtractMeshEdges | 2x Toolpath Geom; CAM Boundary; Ref Geom | Grabs and extracts edges of a Mesh |
| Dir | Modify Surface-Based CAM Geom | View Surface Normals and “Flip” |
| MeshOutline | 2x Toolpath Geom; CAM Boundary; Ref Geom | Works like “Silhouette” in BobCAD-CAM. Creates 2d outline wireframe of the mesh |
| MeshIntersect | Ref Geom; Use for Splitting geometry in CAD | Works like Intersection Curves in BobCAD. Gives you polylines of the intersection between meshes |
| DupFaceBorder | 2x Toolpath Geom; CAM Boundary; Ref Geom | If you have a Nurbs/Polysurface model, use this to extract edges off surfaces or faces |
| Silhouette | 2x/3x Toolpath Geom; CAM Boundary; Ref Geom | Extract edges off a model. Select Surfaces or Mesh |
Standard Common Rhino Commands |
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| Command | Used For? | Description |
| ExtractPt | Ref Geom; Drill Hole position | Extract points off a surface. Useful when trying to find center point of a surface |
| Hide & Show | Blank out/show CAD | Quick way to blank out geom if it is in the way |
| Split | Modify CAD | Split any entity with another entity including Curves, Meshes, Surface, Solids |
| Join | Quick Select CAD | Join entities together to make one selectable object |
| Explode | Modify CAD | The reverse of the Join command |
| Trim | Modify CAD | Cuts and removes selected portions of entities (combination of Surfaces, Solids, Wireframe can be used together) |
| Loft | Create CAD | Create surface in-between two curves |
| Sweep1 & Sweep2 | Create CAD | Creates surfaces that follow selected wireframe |
| PlanarSrf | Create CAD | If you have a flat 2d wireframe, use this to create a surface to fill it in |
| Cap | Create CAD | Used to fill in flat gaps in a nurbs/polysurface model. |
| Offset | Create CAD | Offset another curve by a given distance |
| Lock & Unlock | Modify CAD, Create CAD | Used to Lock an entity from being modified. Useful when trying to create geom over or inside another model |
| ExtendSrf | Modify CAD; 3x Toolpath extend CAM Toolpath | Used for Nurbs/polysurface model. Extend surface to force the toolpath to move straight off the part (Use with 3 Axis Pro module). |
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