Re: G code

Hi Jerry,

I know you can read g-code with a dos command of 'type filename'
and see a screen of nice text lines. Or any word processor.

if, however the program mentioned stored it in some proprietary
format the type command would return a screen of nmenonics which
would look like gobbelty-gook (standard industry termonology)

¤P£ô- or worse. (much worse)

g-code would be like

G17:0100:1100
G18:1020:0175
M:01

or some very readable TEXT file.

I have wasted hours 'fixing' floppies and reformatting them and
checking drives only to find that the file was not readable by the
program I wanted to use.

A simple export or save-as fixed the 'problem'

now if somebody can tell me how to get gerber files from
PCBExpress....

Dave








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

> Dave:
>
> G-Code is a simple text file with commands direction a set of

motors to move

> in a synchronized manner and a set of devices (coolant, etc.) to

energize or

> deenergize. It is independent of the operating system you are

running your

> program under. Although each of the G-Code interpreters (EMC,

Master5,

> TurboCNC are examples) use a slightly different version of G-Code,

they

> generally follow the RS274 standard as their starting point.
>
> You can use either a word processor, such as Word, Word Perfect,

Word Pro,

> or a simple text editor such as Vedit or even edlin, to read,

write, or

> modify a G-Code file.
>
> -- Jerry
>
> |
> |I am unfamiliar with both Linix and the software, but can you read
> |the file in a word processor ?
> |
> |Not that it will make sense, but you would see the formatting. if

it

> |is in some propriety file format, it will look kooky as the

nmenoics

> |are calling odd characters. if it is in plain ASCII it would look
> |like an orderly sequence of lines of numbers and text in neat rows.
> |
> |Of course I may be way off on how it is supposed to be saved.
> |
> |just a thought.
> |
> |
> |Dave
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., bjammin@i... wrote:
> |> At 07:16 PM 5/21/02 -1000, you wrote:
> |> >I put it on a floppy but EMC says it cant read it.
> |>
> |>
> |> mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
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