RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cad to gcode and arcs

Deskcam does a wonderful job of converting circles to actual g02 or g03.
You'll find that a smoother cut is made from 1 g02 line as opposed to about
20 g01 lines. Elipses will still be created with g01 lines.

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From: Chris Brick [mailto:cbrick@...]
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 8:23 AM
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cad to gcode and arcs


I got my plasma table up and running last night.

I've been testing out some of the CAD/CAM packages for generating gcode for
letters and
other intricate shapes. I've noticed that when I create circles and arcs in
autocad and
then import them into CamExpert, the resulting gcode is many G01 moves as
opposed to G02
or G03. Circles created directly in CamExpert become G02 or G03.
My question is, are there any packages that can do this conversion to
arc/circle from
autocad or other drawings and which one would you recommend?
Thanks,

Chris



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