Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gcode MM to Inch conversion program

cncrouterusa@... wrote:

> Has anyone seen or written this type of stand alone program. I have
> tried doing it in Excel but the import is wrong. I have started a
> Qbasic program but, it is not working out very quickly.
> Robert

Most proper G-code interpreters (CNC controls) will accept either
mm or inch user units, with the G70 word selecting inch programming
units, and the G71 word selecting mm.

So, if you have a program using mm coordinates, you should be
able to put a G71 at the beginning and have a CNC control that
normally accepts inches do it right.

I have written a few programs that read various forms of G-code to
convert them to do something else, but they really wouldn't be of
any use unless you program in Turbo Pascal.

Jon