If you already know what you’re doing then don’t worry, you still have complete control over all of your toolpath settings. You can tweak them to make them better or use them as-is. You just pick the cutters, tell MeshCAM the desired quality level, and it will analyze the model to pick values to get you started. MeshCAM will automatically pick reasonable speeds and feeds based on the cutter you choose and the toolpath that you’ve selected.

Stepover, stepdown, waterline, threshold angles… Do you want to learn a whole new language just to get your first toolpath? The worst part of any new CNC software is being confronted by a wall of settings to create a toolpath. If you find problems with the built-in post processors then email us, we’d be happy to see if we can modify the post for you for free. Here’s a partial list of included post processors: The post processor format is fully documented in the help file so you can make changes if you find the need. If your CNC machine takes normal G-code then it will work with MeshCAM. It supports lots of machines as-is and it can be extended to support most other MeshCAM has a built-in post processor to transform the G-code to work with your machine. Users have come up with incredible uses for this feature to make parts that would be almost impossible with a traditional CAD program. You can open any image file (JPG, BMP, or PNG) in MeshCAM and the image will be converted to a 3D surface that can be machined directly. Sometimes you don’t even have a CAD program.

Sometimes you need a part that cannot be designed with a traditional CAD program.

If your CAD program can generate an STL or STEP file, it’ll work with MeshCAM.

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