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Originally posted by david.avery
BGCarrera32, threadjack here, can you turn a SW model into a CNC program? One of my customers is a CNC machinist and needs to run a job for a customer, but doesn't want to remodel the part (they don't use SW). Could be a "consulting opportunity"  PM me if you can do this.
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David,
I'm not BGCarrera32, nor do I play him on TV, but I am a manufacturing engineer and write CNC programs all the time.
Technically, no, you can't turn a SW model into a CNC program. You can, however, import the SW model into (almost) any CNC program and apply the toolpaths. I'm curious as to what CNC software your customer uses, and even more curious as to why he doesn't know how to do this.
Typically, remodeling a part is frowned upon, as it just opens the possibilities for mistakes. Besides, it is beneficial to the machine shop to use the original model, just in case there are flaws in the design. If the shop uses the supplied geometry, the customer can't come back and say "you made this wrong, make me another one."
Not that they won't try.
Jim