Re: ENC coordinate systems

> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 14:42:39 -0600
> From: John Murphy <john@...>
> Subject: ENC coordinate systems
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> I'm working on setting up a benchtop mill with EMC. Can anybody
> suggest resources for dxf to NC tool (path) generation?

Vector comes to mind. Also the folk who wrote qcad for Linux have an
extension for that cad program

<S>

> For those familar with camexpert, do I need to draw "tool paths" to
> account for the diameter of my cutting tool, (I didn't see a setting

<S>
See www.linuxcnc.org/handbook/operate.html for a rather complete section on
programming the EMC.

Ray