Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector & ACE Converter

Thanks Jerry & Alan!
Moved the contour to a layer called Parts and it worked perfectly.
Thanks asgain!
/Henrik Olsson.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol & Jerry Jankura" <jerry.jankura@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:07 PM
Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector & ACE Converter


> Henrik:
>
> I have exactly the same problem, and I believe it is a bug in how
VectorCAD
> writes the DXF file. Simply put your part in a layer OTHER than layer 0.
For
> some reason, ACE will not process the layer '0' generated by VectorCAD.
>
> I drew a rectangle in layer 0 using Intellicad 2001 and saved it as a DXF
> file. ACE had no problem converting this DXF file into a set of G-Codes. I
> then drew the same rectangle in layer 0 using VectorCAD and saved it as a
> DXF file. ACE Converter never showed a layer 0 and was not able to convert
> this DXF to G-Codes. I then selected the four lines, changed the layer
name
> using the object attributes, and saved it as a DXF file. ACE Converter
> showed this layer, and was able to convert it to G-Code.
>
> -- Jerry Jankura
> Strongsville, Ohio
> So many toys, so little time