Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] G-Code

Gene,

You have the decimal places set to 0 so it is rounding off to the nearest
whole number. 1.123 is rounded to 1.

Also are you running metric? if not with a rapid height of 25 you must
have a really large Z axis :) Try .25

Bill

> The settings are lin. Origin X=0, origin y=0, width=0, height=1, angle=0
> rad=0
> [Parameters]
> Depth=0.156
> RapidHeight=25
> RoughFeed=100
> RoughPlunge=100
> Precision=8
> Decimal=0
> Start=0
> Increment=1
>
> William Scalione wrote:
> >
> > Gene,
> >
> > Hang in there we'll get you through this,
> >
> > Go to your c:\program files\DeskEngrave directory, open the file
> > "Parameters.cfg" with wordpad and cut and paste the text to an email
> > I'll put those into my version and see what happens. also what are the
> > parameters for ALL of the items on the main page of desk engrave
> > orginX, orginY, alignment, height, width, angle, rad, linear/arc.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gene" <capper@...>
> > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 4:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] G-Code
> >
> > > Yes I got a new copy of desk engrave. This is what I get when I try

to

> > > save "Cap" in bookman old style, 72 points. Its the same if I save
> > > directly from Desk Engrave or DFX- Ace converter.Ive tried 100 times
> > > with the same result.
> > > G90 TO F100.0
> > > N0 G00 Z25
> > > N1 G00 X-3 Y1
> > > N3 G01 Z0 F100.0
> > > N4 F100.0
> > > N5 X-3 Y1
> > > N6 X-3 Y1
> > > It goes on like this for 675 lines somtimes it goes to x-1 or X-2and

Y0

> > > But that is the only change.
> > >
> > > William Scalione wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Well you got me stumped. I remember this program crashing on
> > > > me long ago when I used it, but it did always create the gcode.
> > > >
> > > > why not copy the first 20 lines or so of the output and upload it

here

> > > > maybe someone can figure it out.
> > > >
> > > > did you try downloading a new copy?
> > > >
> > > > bill
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Gene" <capper@...>
> > > > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 2:03 PM
> > > > Subject: 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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