difinity Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Planning a track for my new place. Have worked out roughly what I want if to look like in Illustrator, but haven't figured out the CAD stuff yet. Anybody know how to get shapes, lanes etc into a cnc format. Very hard to get illustrator to do elevations from the lane layout too. Thanks, tony Edited December 22, 2013 by difinity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Welcome to the forum from another Canberra slotter... Hope you enjoy the craziness in here... Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Hi Tony I'm in chisholm, I route all my tracks by hand, with a little help from guides and jigs of course. If you need a hand Iv'e got the whole of January off and will be sitting in the shed bored silly. Cheers Andrew Ps: have router will travel. Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted December 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Sounds good, though we don't move in until Feb. Be good to catch up again too. Have a great Christmas and a happy New Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yeah, but there's nothing like planing in advance. Ps: have you changed your mobile number? Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotbaker Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Anybody know how to get shapes, lanes etc into a cnc format. Not sure about the elevation side of things (3D), but I believe Illustrator files can be exported as "AutoCAD Interchange File (dxf)" which is good for CNC. Edited December 22, 2013 by slotbaker Quote Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmpg Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Tony, I used to have mixed luck getting machining done from AI generated DXF files. Michael Helmriech, Screenmakers, Plastic Creations and Integrity Signs were really good. Some of the other shops around town needed file generated out off "industrial" software. If you go down the AI route to route make sure you start your file at 100%, scaling will break your DXF files. Don't worry about he page size as Illustrator (Indesign also) handle pages 5000mm square. You need to discuss carefully with any of the shops that can do your machining as you will need to define all your cuts and dimensions as Illustrator paths (ai file or DXF) don't define cut dimensions, unlike other CAD/CNC/CAM software. Justin PS, BTW I reckon Andrew can cut and machine faster and cheaper than any CNC work you get done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Hi jmpg. Drawn up in illustrator, straights end to end loop is 4.8m end to end (could do with a 7m page I fit the garage though). As I want some elevations, there should be some banked loops and I want those to route cleanly. For the rest, in sure with some help I'll get it right. Key will be a clean lap and not having the track bouncing the cars out. Happy to share once I get the outlines sorted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmpg Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 difininty I've got a couple of Illustrator scripts for generating tangents, sections etc. They need a bit of trial and error but I've used them for my "dream" tracks. The best way i've found for tracks is to draw the centre track and use the .Object>paths>offset paths. It generates nice radiuses and curves that can be modified if you want unequal tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortuner 2711 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Tony, Get the track build ASAP that we can race. Give the layout to Andrew and let him plan and build it. Alvaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 This is what I'm think of. Long side is 5.5m, short about 2.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Well, Tony has come to see me and we are working on this one now, the layout has changed a bit, but not too much. I have started to lay out the design on to MDF and should be routing in the next couple of days. The major factor in this one is the location, it's in a single car garage with built in shelving down one side, and we have to make the track fit into the shelves. Stay tuned for updates. Andrew Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 He's such a good bloke, tis Andrew! It will be challenging - just getting in around it for a start, but we can park my wife's car in when not racing so that makes it all possible !😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Congrats on getting started... Here's hoping Andrew has smoothed out the 'knot' a little... lol. Looking forward to seeing it in action... Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Even the drawing makes my head spin! If I ever race on this track I'm bringing asprins. Cheers Paul Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry J Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 And no cross over Quote Cheers, Garry J Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Personally, I would have liked Corner 7 to flow out to Corner 10, and Back to Corner 1. This would mean there there would be the same left / right 'degrees' and also a smoother more flowing track... The 8/9/10/11 'donut' to me just seems excessively complicated... ps. Tony, what changes did Andrew actually make? Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Long straight is now about 4m total, corner (5) rt onto complex is much smoother, donut is full round not oval and the top corner back onto the straight will have a slight blend line to get around the shelving pole. Other than that, 100mm spacing and more run off. Means the track isn't quite as tight. Not as many rights as lefts - not enough room for them. Will be reasonably simple, with a couple of technical corners to sort us old guys out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Will be reasonably simple Tony, nothing you do is "reasonably simple". Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Will be reasonably simple Tony, nothing you do is "reasonably simple". Don't forget I'm involved in it now, so never discount the "simple" factor. Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted September 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Test fitting with Mr A the amazing track builder. Track is two level along the shelf - will be an interesting drive... and Edited September 29, 2014 by difinity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baford Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 This looks like its going to be 1 nice looking track Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Looking good there Tony... Going to be an interesting track to see, and even more interesting to marshal... Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Not too hard Micheal. Two options: 1. Don't fall off! 😄 2. Marshall at hairpin, Marshall in front of bench (donut onto bridge and sweeper), driver station 1 marshals top corner. Wasn't possible to fit it in otherwise and still get the car in the garage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytofast Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 what surface tony. ferrodore or gloss????????????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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