Re: code generation?

>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "doug98105"
><dougrasmussen@c...> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> What I meant was, I think everybody should know and understand
> what's involved in programming before they buy CAM. I don't mean
> you should actually program difficult tool paths by hand, you
>should
> certainly be capable of doing it, given the time and patience,
> though.
>
> I don't see anything "hard" about hand coding a true-type font.
> Tedious, yes, hard no. Convert to vector format, explode the
> character in CAD and follow the path, just a bunch of G01, 02, 03.
> Pretty basic CNC 101 stuff.
>
> Doug

Doug,
Please define TEDIOUS for us mere mortals.
I have a file here in true type font that spells the name CALIFORNIA
in raised text.
It's 31,000 lines long.

John S.