• open Machine Operations (MOP) Browser from “RhinoCam 2.0” menu
• open Tool Library Browser from the “RhinoCam 2.0” menu
• In the MOP window, under the “Create” tab, click on “Stock – None” and indicate the size of your stock material [brownish stock material should be visualized]
• Under the “Create” tab of the MOP window, select “Profiling” from the “2.5 Axis”
• Under the “Maching Features/Regions” tab, indicate the curves in your design that are to be profiled
• Under the “Tools” tab, indicate the tool you wish to use for .
• Under the “Feeds and Speeds” tab, indicate appropriate parameters (refer to CMU dFAB “White Book”)
• Under the “Cut Levels” tab, indicate “Total Cut Depth” (thickness of your material for profiling) as well as the number of passes (“Rough Depth/Cut”)
• Under the “Cut Parameters” tab, select “Outside” or “Inside” depending on the type of profiling
• If your design requires “inside edge” profiling as well as “outside edge”, repeat the above steps for your inside profiles also

NOTES on creating designs in Rhino for 2.5-axis routing:

• Create two rectangular curves that represent the bottom and top surfaces of your stock material
• Place bottom left corner of your stock material at the origin
• Your geometry (all curves) should be planar and placed at the TOP of your stock material

TIPS

• In your RhinoCam generated g-code, change “M61” to “M61.1” in order to turn on only the front 1/2 the vacuum table