Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO]A question of size managenent.

It's obvious Fred, that I'll have to spend more time on Vector! I haven't the foggiest idea of what or how you did what you did but
I want to find out . :0)

Bill

BTW that's exactly what I wanted to be able to do. You traded 13 lines for four and had I given you all 160 of the lines for that
one arc I am sure that you would have traded all 160 for about four.

Fred Smith wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, BillDarby <ddarby@s...> wrote:
>
> Here's the equivalent in arc language from backplotting the code you
> posted & performing an Arc Spline, it starts at the last Z move
> (from Vector):
>
> N10 G00 X246.9320 Y78.0410 Z35.8920
> N11 G01 X247.4303 Y78.0283
> N12 G02 X256.7913 Y77.2217 I-1.9890 J-77.8060
> N13 X265.9980 Y75.2915 I-11.3817 J-77.2139
> N14 G01 X266.4680 Y75.1630
>
> Here's your code:
>
> > Line X 246.9320 Y 78.0410 Z 35.8920
> > Line X 248.4550 Y 77.9960
> > Line X 249.9760 Y 77.9220
> > Line X 251.4950 Y 77.8180
> > Line X 253.0130 Y 77.6850
> > Line X 254.5270 Y 77.5220
> > Line X 256.0380 Y 77.3290
> > Line X 257.5440 Y 77.1070
> > Line X 259.0460 Y 76.8560
> > Line X 260.5430 Y 76.5760
> > Line X 262.0350 Y 76.2660
> > Line X 263.5190 Y 75.9270
> > Line X 264.9970 Y 75.5590
> > Line X 266.4680 Y 75.1630
> >
>
> This was back plotted by removing spaces & the "Line" words with
> Replace, and adding a G01 on the first line. Then applied the Arc-
> Spline and Generated NC.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Fred Smith
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