Re: g18 and g19 with cncpro

> Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 04:54:02 -0000
> From: "Carl Bruce" <carlcnc@...>
>Subject: g18 and g19 with cncpro
>
>I am a great fan of Doug's CncPro,but have hit a snag.
>Had someone do a 3d file that involves xz and yz arcs.
>Problem is that pro uses j for z center in G18,and in G19
>I haven't found a way to do a post processor that can accomodate this
>all cad/cams we have tried want to use k for center points of z axis.
> any ideas?

Vector can be easily configured to recognize the arcs by setting their layer attributes to a unique name & then reacting to that name in a manner that will allow a substitution of J for the K values. The K value is the standard for 3D arcs, and Vector can perform a conversion for any word address.

Best Regards,

Fred Smith
IMService