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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: cad to gcode and arcs

Posted by Chris Brick
on 2003-04-26 22:15:17 UTC
Fred and all,

First, thanks for all the responses.

> Next question, what kind of controller software are you using that cannot cut a
> series of lines or a combination of arcs and lines with equal ease? Most of the
> controller designers have been beat up so bad over the last 2 or 3 years that most
> have stepped up to the plate and implemented some kind of Continuous contouring or
> similar
> trajectory planning that the drawing entity form does not affect the cutting
> capability.

Right now I'm using Turbocnc. I have EMC installed on another machine but the parallel
port isn't working correctly. Hopefully I'll get that fixed tomorrow so I can do some
testing on that platform.
Chris

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Chris Brick 2003-04-26 07:22:39 UTC cad to gcode and arcs caudlet 2003-04-26 07:52:25 UTC Re: cad to gcode and arcs notoneleft 2003-04-26 10:48:28 UTC Re: cad to gcode and arcs David Paulson 2003-04-26 16:42:13 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cad to gcode and arcs fortino 2003-04-26 17:14:48 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cad to gcode and arcs Fred Smith 2003-04-26 19:39:50 UTC Re: cad to gcode and arcs Chris Brick 2003-04-26 22:15:17 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: cad to gcode and arcs Jeff Goldberg 2003-04-27 13:55:55 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cad to gcode and arcs