model parts (see model parts)
screen program, 59
screws and clamps, 148
seating program, 59
shank (SHK), 150
shape parameter, 256
shear structures, 56
sheet materials, 48, 324
ShopBot, 31
ShopBot PRS Alpha, 48
simple half lap, 49
simulation and analysis, 195-197
SketchChair, 33
SketchUp, xxii, 72
components, 76-78
double underscore (__), 79
exporting options, 83-84
groups, 91
Layer0, 89
Make Group tool, 80
managing vectors, 80
Push/Pull tool, 93
slots, adjusting, 298
smooth ramps, 156, 193-194
sniglets, 39, 43, 47, 53, 118-122
software overview, xxii
sourcing materials, 323-325
speed, 145
spindle speed, 145
spindles, 142-143
spiral ramps, 156, 193-194
spirals, 153-154
splice lap, 49
spoilboard, 146
spring collets, 151
standard end mills, 152
Steiner, Joni and David, 33
stepover value, 159
stools (see Rotational Stools)
storage unit (see Open Storage
Cabinet)
store program, 59
straight flute, 154
strength-to-weight ration, 127
structural elements
frame, 51
structural evaluation, 102
structures, 56-58
diaphragm, 52
moment frame, 60
rotational, 58
shear, 56
torsion, 52, 57
Vierendeel, 57, 278
subtractive machining, 37-41, 44
surplus materials, 323
swallow tail end mills, 152
S/Z joint, 53
T
T-bone fillet, 41
T-bone fillets, 42-43
tab and slot joint, 50
tab assembly, 54, 110
tables (see Cat in Bag ii table; One
to Several Table)
tabs, 156
temporary layers, 89
test pieces
5-30 Minute Chair, 230-232
90-Minute Lounge Chair,
239-245
Cat in Bag ii Table, 212-217
Cellular Screen, 311-312
One to Several Table, 270-271
Open Storage Cabinet,
284-286
Poke Credenza, 298-302
purpose of, 136-137
thickness actual, 132
thickness nominal, 129, 131
thickness of materials, 129-133
three-way connections, 52, 263
through connections, 51
tooling catalogs, 154
toolpath layers, 89-90 (see layers)
toolpaths
calculate, 186-189
cut sequence, 195
fastener holes, 182-187
inside, 180-181, 189-191
name, 186
One to Several Table, 271
outside, 180-181, 192
outside toolpaths, 195
pocket, 49, 242-243
Poke Credenza, 299-300
preparing, 231, 241
simulate, 187-189
types of, 44-46
tools/tooling, 37
torsion box, 52
torsion structures, 57
troubleshooting, 160-162, 202-204
twist drill, 38
U
undercuts, 147
underlays, 74, 89, 91, 93
unique components, 78
unit settings coordination, 166
units of measure, 92, 106
units, CAM settings, 171
units, imperial versus metric, 129
upcut spiral, 153
V
v-bit end mill, 152
vacuum hold-down systems, 148,
157
VCarve Pro, xxii, 167-197
adding ramps, 193-194
and Mac OS, 168
creating profile toolpaths from
vectors, 180-182
defining toolpaths, 182-187
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