Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Could it be this easy?

Troy,

In theory you are correct, but in practice you are likely to find it
to be a lot more difficult.

What is it that you would like to accomplish? The more specific your
answer, the more I will be able to help you...

testfly@... wrote:

>Let me tell you what I want to do and someone tell me if it can be done.
>
>I want to open say MSpaint or paint shop pro and use the drawing tools in
>there to just click and draw a 2D shape. Say a square. Then I would like to
>print that as I can using my printer. Simple and easy right? Sure it is...
>However what I would really like to do is to be able to save that drawing
>and then feed it to my CNC table and have it move my router so it cuts out
>the shape rather then put it on paper. I could set the drawing tool to mark
>a 1/4" line on my paper and if the cutting bit was 1/4" then WAL-LA I have a
>simple way to cut simple shapes.
>
>Can this be done or should I wake up from my little dream here?
>Using XP and win 98. Be nice If I could do things up in XP on my computer
>and then run the cnc with laptop (win 98).
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Troy
>
>

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