Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] G-Code

Did everything you said and it worked and said it saved a dnc file and
when I try to read dnc file in notepad it is not g-code.

William Scalione wrote:

>
> Gene,
>
> I don't use it but have in the past. Just downloaded a copy and
> did the following.
>
> Entered the text in the box
>
> Set the width and height of the letters
>
> clicked "Create" and "Set Parameters" and entered the
> revelant parameters
>
> select the font (under the create menu)
>
> click the button on the left with the "F" on it. The text with the
> toolpath should show up in the lower window
>
> click "file" and "save as "gcode"
>
> If this is what you did, maybe you got a damaged copy, try downloading
> a new version and reloading.
>
> Here are the first 10 lines of the created file for the letter "A" As you
> can see there is no G20 in there so EMC will cut in whatever mode it happens
> to be in.
>
> G90 T0 F100.0
> N1 G00 Z0.250
> N11 G00 X0.357 Y0.361
> N31 G01 Z-0.500 F25.0
> N41 F100.0
> N51 X0.362 Y0.377
> N61 X0.367 Y0.395
> N71 X0.372 Y0.411
> N81 X0.377 Y0.430
>
> Bill
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