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

Tom!

Your a genius! (Or at the least ALOT more experienced than I am!
Thanks! It's just what I needed!

I went in on a fresh sheet and placed several objects there, splines,
arcs, lines, etc and the MaxNC DXF conversion program would convert
everything to NC code EXCEPT for the arcs and circles! Your fix
to "explode" them works like a charm, now EVERYTHING plots correctly.

I know it's small-stuff to you die-hard CAD fellows but stuff like
this really helps the newbies out! Thanks again sir!

Tracy

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Tom de Witt" <tomdw@h...> wrote:
> I think you have to "explode" the circle once to get it to
polylines.
> (Select the circle, choose from Menu Format, Explode)
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:09 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] MaxNC mill + TurboCAD 5.0 pro
question... HELP!
> 8^)
>
>
> > 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^)
> >
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