Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] MaxNC mill + TurboCAD 5.0 pro question... HELP! 8^)

Tracy,

don't know if I've got this quite right, but try drawing a box in CAD.
It should export as POLYLINE (gives you a place to start).

The Circle must be "broken" into many small lines for MaxNC's conversion
programs. You should have a configure option for .DXF export that
allows you to set the "cord size" for such things.

CNCpro by Yeager has a conversion program, I don't know if it will
accept arcs directly and convert them for you. I'd download a demo, and
give it a circle to test!

At some point, you might like to try Vector CAD/CAM, simplifies the
process!

Hope this gets you going!

Alan KM6VV

tnorris@... wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I have a Max NC-10 machining mill and TurboCad professional 5.0.
> The Max software will accept .DXF files but only if they are
> converted to "polylines" first. Can anyone give me a clue how to
> convert my drawing to polylines and/or some other software that will
> convert regular .dxf drawings to NC code?
>
> For example: Go into TurboCad, draw a circle at coordinate 0,0 with a
> radius of 1/2", line width of .08" and save the file as .DXF. When I
> run Mill or MillNC it says "No polylines found" but when I go back
> into TurboCad and open the .DXF is shows the circle just fine. What
> is going on? I'm sure its a simple problem but its driving me batty!
>
> Thanks from a new CNC/CAD newbie!
> Tracy
>
> (P.S. Expert Delphi programmer, just new to CAD/CAM 8^)