How do I make something like this? I feel like I’m missing a step?
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we are missing the ‘this’
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Yes if you could please explain what “this” is. It would make it much easier to figure out what step you are missing
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to This or not to This, that would be the question, what maketh the This 
Doug
“This” refers to the mcpohorton post I responded to; I believe my reply links to it in the upper right?
Mostly I’m just new to the CNC head and have done the 2d dragon but wanted to do something recessed with contours and all that jazz.
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Hi @zeveck
My apologies, I was not bright enough to notice that reference. Have a chat to @Leonardo or some of the other users who use the CNC
Doug
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Why does the CNC tab only let me upload an SVG?
I tried taking this fish model I found…
and turning it into an SVG and then printing that. It appeared like so,
But then the print result was just…
which is nice and all, but not what I was going for. Anybody know what I’m doing wrong?
You’d need to use a 3D CAM program like Fusion 360 if you wanted to follow the contours of that model. I think SVG files are more for 2D stuff
The CNC function in Snapmakerjs is just very basic and suitable for beginners to use the CNC module in an easy way (just follow the lines of a vector graphis with steps down - so only for 2D objects).
@atooltoscream already gave the best answer!
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I may have missed it, however has anyone created a good tutorial on using the CNC to engrave a 3D image
Doug
ps… happy new year to everyone
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Oh, so you’re saying we want to do the whole thing through to gcode in Fusion 360 and not using SnapmakerJs at all? Any recommended tutorials? Any concern about settings that the Snapmaker can’t handle?
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Unfortunately I haven’t had the chance to test the CNC function yet. I’d like to build an enclosure before I start using the CNC module.
Best place to start is probably the user manual for SM CNC. Other than that you might need to just watch general Fusion tutorials on YouTube for setting up CAM, keeping in mind that the SM is just a small hobby machine.
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Far from a complete or even a partial tutorial, but ESTLCAM allowed me to get decent initial results.
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I was just recently facing similar concerns. I found that the manual at manual.snapmaker.com under the CNC section for making G-code in Fusion 360 was helpful. Snapmaker provides the tool library you can upload to Fusion 360 for their provided bits as well as the G-code configuration file, in the downloads section.
I supplemented this with other videos on youtube, like the CAM video from EvanandKatelyn and for more in depth stuff Lars Christensen (though he teaches more on the 3d modeling aspects of Fusion 360).
It seems like Fusion 360 does a pretty good job of making appropriate steps for toolpath depths once the tool library is uploaded, so I haven’t worried too much about that. I do wish Snapmaker could change tools though.
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Will this same file work for cast acrylic?
Thia is AN big problem whit this forum ALL speak about that CAM progaram and noon speak about the F snapmaker that is totaly F upp as an CNC machin Works like a charm for 3d printing (AFTER a ton of Calibreting and tweking of the firmwher Reseting zerow points and cal steppers and matching lines to eatch other still of by some 0,1 of mm bot ok for 3d printing)
But the CNC part is Totaly fucked up or somthing
I Use Inventor for modeling and use Mac3 for postop It did woit sets Zrk 2 years ago whit no problem but no it is totaly Fupp it sets Z below work tabel … Still Reads Z+ in code and tels machin to go Z+5 ten start plungiin But it Gos Zwhatever LOONG down Past 5mm so the Axisi is not turn around
Do any one her have any Cule nad can send me of in the rigth Direction
Im totaly lost in the Postprossesor world ( or rather i dont want to go ther becuse i will never leav)
Is ther an Qucik Guid to the Set up of Snap or is ther only the Totaly Worthless you tube Movie ??
I cant stand All ppl that only talk about ther pets and sun in the eye …Like im doing now Becuse im pisssed likke hell.
So if youy read take that in considiration and Filter some…
regards
Berna