RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Expert software

Al:

Take it from another one who is learning VectorCAD - the time spent printing
the manual is well worth the trouble. The two or three hours I devoted to
watching the printer and flipping pages to assure that the two sided
reproduction was correct was well worth the effort. VectorCAD (or any
program of that persuasion) is too large and complex to learn without having
a printed reference. BTW, the Adobe Reader allows you to print odd and even
pages separately, so you can build yourself a double sided copy.

-- Jerry Jankura
Strongsville, Ohio
So many toys, so little time....


| -----Original Message-----
| From: alenz@... [mailto:alenz@...]
| Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 4:52 AM
| To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
| Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Expert software
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| Alan,
| Need to pick your brain. I recently had a question about
| getting an Acad2000 spline into G-code and got my answers (thanks
| guys). Then Ace's g-code wasn't in the cutting order that I
| wanted. I usually just hand edit, but this was way tooo long
| and complex for me. Thanks to a tip from Fred, I tried saving
| in R12 .DXF and Vector read it fine. Used Vector to redirect
| the 'vectors' and used Ace to generate G-code. Came out OK, but
| one problem. There were two real arcs, but they came out as
| mirror images about the Y axis and as G03 instead of G02.
| Easy to fix in this case, change the G03 to G02 and reverse the
| sign of the X and I. The absolute values were OK. I am sure that
| if I printed out the manual, I could find the fix, but that
| rascal is nearly 400 pages, (reminded me of the Sears & Roebuck
| catalog that hung on a nail back on the farm) and I ran out of
| ink at about 90! But seriously, the manual looks to be really
| good, a BIG plus for Vector!
|
| Is ths an easy parameter to set, or can you direct me to the
| section of the manual that covers this, (so I can print it out)?
| Thanks,
| Al
|
| --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:
| > Hi Ron,
| >
| > You really want to print out the manual, and go through the
| exercises
| > (do enough so that you know how to draw some simple figures).
| Vector
| > CAD doesn't work like your "average" CAD.
| >
| > I don't believe ACE does the tool compensation. That's why you
| want to
| > use Vector to do the offsets. THEN export .DXF to ACE.
| >
| > If Ashlar Vellum can export a .DXF, then you could even DRAW in
| Vellum,
| > export a .DXF to Vector, and do the tool offsets, if you desire.
| >
| > I draw in Vector CAD/CAM, add the tool offsets, and export GCODE.
| One
| > step!
| >
| > HTH!
| >
| > Alan KM6VV
|
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