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CAD for Workbee Mill Head Backplate

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by DaveySLP, Aug 5, 2021.

  1. DaveySLP

    DaveySLP New
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    Hey Everyone

    Does anyone have the CAD, preferably solidworks (or IGES) for the back-plate, circled in blue, attached in the file. Have been to the CAD section on the workbee and plates section on Openbuilds but his isn't there... I want to design and machine a mounting plate on the back of it and need to know the relative spacing of the screw holes :).

    Thank you very much in advance :)
     

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    Hi, thanks for that, but unfortunately, the dxf contains un-useful information with regards to measurement (see attached file). It won't read back proper diameters for the holes and it thinks the distance between the to sides is over 3 meters!

    So this unfortunately will not help. Any other ideas?

    Thanks in advance
     

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    Open it in Sketchup, extract the plate, and grab the measurements in Sketchup using the "find centers" function to identify hole centers, and then use the ruler tool to find measurements
     

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