Re: Gcode generation via Ace Converter

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Drew Rogge <drew@p...> wrote:

>
> Does anyone have any hints on how to get Ace Converter to generate
> gcode without a bunch of "releases"? In Ace converter talk a release
> is where it decides to pull the tool up out of the cut, G00 to a
> new position and plunge the tool back into the part. I've used

Vector

> to draw the outline of the letter 's', selected all the pieces in
> the order they should be cut and saved as a DFX file. According to
> a previous message from Fred Smith of IMService the geometry should
> be written to the DFX file in the order it was selected. I assumed

that

> Ace would follow the geometry in the same order as it is in the

file.


Drew, Cut and paste the geometry back into the Vector drawing before
you save it as a DXF. Also if you use the connect at Z, it will have
all the approaches/retractions in the places you desire. I'm not
sure how ACE handles this, but you may need to place all the entities
on a special layer name to get it to work right.


Best Regards, Fred Smith- IMService
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