Re: Excaliburcnc by XCAM

hey guys,
thanks for the interesting posts.
Chris for 2D I have used Ace Converter with much sucess. Its free and
you can use it forever..www.yeagerautomation.com. I however now will
use flashcut www.flashcut.com for my g-code 2D conversion as I can
put in a different feedrate (plunge rate) for the Z axis and XY axis,
a huge improvement over Ace in my opinion. But "there" free so there
both GREAT!

later
tauseef

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., rab@r... wrote:
> You could also check out GMAX at
> http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/
> , which is a free, but very limited version of 3D Studio MAX. I've
> written some scripted functions for G-Code I/O and toolpath
> generation for 3D Studio MAX which I use along with Master5 CNC and
a
> converted Taig mill.
> These scripts mostly also work with GMAX if you want to try them,
but
> I'm afraid that GMAX can't make use of the Active-X control that
> Art's got for Master5.
> There's also a script for DXF import to GMAX at
> http://gmax.digitalarenas.com
> You can't import an STL file, but it should be possible to write a
> script for that.
>
> Rab,
>
> http://www.rainnea.com/cnc.htm
>
> http://www.rainnea.com/maxscript.htm