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He needs a 'program' because G Coding a fish is too difficult. Does anyone know a 'cheat'? Asking for a friend.

He needs a 'program' because G Coding a fish is too difficult. Does anyone know a 'cheat'? Asking for a friend.

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If you can find a 3d file for it you should be able to plug it in to a CAD/CAM program. Given, if you've already spent the thousands of dollars for said program. Or there could be other ways, I've been out of the machining world for a while now.

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Thanks. Thought I'd start scratching for a file here. Just seemed right to share a work or interest topic with like minded people.

Look at cults3d for 3d files. Most are free. Download the STL file for the design.

I use Kiri:moto as the CAM for my home hobby Mill/router. It's free, and decent for hobby stuff. It will output g-code.

I import that into LinuxCNC and usually have no problem (other than my stupidity).

There's a bit more to it than that. You need to know all the ins and outs of molds and what sort of venting and sprues you'll need for the material you are molding along with alignment pins and more. It gets complicated fast....