Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Parallel Port Woes

Hello caudlet,

Wednesday, August 07, 2002, 1:05:15 AM, you wrote:

c> I have that download and tried it on my files. It did not seem to
c> work correctly with the file out of Camtastic. Since there are
c> numerous settings for export it may be just that I had things set
c> wrong. I finally found that importing the Gerber file into Camtastic
c> then converting to an Excellon drill file in 274 format with 2.3
c> precision then run through the DOS conversion program free on the
c> Kellyware site, gave me a GCode file that needed minimal cleanup.
c> The direct import of the Excellon file into KAM3 (Kellyware) gave
c> some really funky results. You have to decide if you need leading,
c> trailing or no zero suppression along with a other parameters. I
c> spent Hours/days trying possible combinations. Thanks for the
c> feedback.

The converter on the Kelly's site takes the 2.3 Excellon format WITHOUT
any zero suppression. It was a quick writing for what I needed for a
PCB drilling machine owned by a friend of mine. If anybody interrested,
you can download it from the PLANSANDBLUEPRINTS group, files section.

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Best regards,

Zoran A. Scepanovic
mailto:zsto@...

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