Re: ACE Converter anomaly

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Carol & Jerry Jankura"
<jerry.jankura@s...> wrote:

> Rich:
>
> I've started playing with either VectorCAD or Intellicad feeding ACE
> Converter. If I put the part outline into Layer 0 (Zero), using

either of

> the CAD programs, ACE does not recognize it. Is this normal(?)

operation for

> ACE Converter?
>
> -- Jerry
>
> |

I just changed over from the MaxNC "Mill" CAM program to Ace
Converter for my CNC router using TurboCAD v3.01 (my workshop PC is a
486 and doesn't like newer CAD programs that eat memory) and wasn't
getting anywhere until I started creating a separate layer for each
individual part on a "cutsheet." I cut out around 10 - 15 parts
(model aircraft stuff) at a time and assign each one a separate layer
starting at "0". I then tell Ace the order to cut the parts via
the "Layer...Priority" box, set the release height in the priority
box and click "Convert" It ruminates a bit and spits out beautiful G-
Code!

When I was using MaxNC "Mill", I was drawing each part in TurboCAD,
saving out each part as individual .dwg file, restart in Dos, load
ACAD r12 (too ignorant to draw from scratch in that monster),
import .dwg, create joined polyline, save out as individual .dxf
file, load MaxNC, convert each one to G-Code, load all the files into
a text editor to splice them together, then cut parts....and I
thought everybody had to do it that way! You can imagine my ecstacy
when I found this forum and heard about Ace Converter!

Many thanks to all of you here...I'm learning a lot reading this
stuff, even if I don't understand over 10 - 20% of it!

Milton Dickey