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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: cleaning up a dxf file?

Posted by Tom Hubin
on 2004-09-05 23:55:40 UTC
testfly@... wrote:
>
> I have a problem I am not able to work through.
> I am using Turobocad pro V10 and I have a DXF file I am trying to clean up.
> The problem is I can't get the lines to connect. So when I convert the file
> to G code using ACE
> I get a bunch of Z movements when it should make a cut in one simple pass.
> You would not believe the amount of time I have spent trying to figure out
> what I know shoud be
> a simple thing to do. Can someone help me out here?
>
> Thanks

Hello,

The problem might be ACE converter. ACE does not always list all points
on a polyline correctly.

Look at the ACE output file with a plain text editor. Seperate groups of
points wherever the Z axis is raised. See if you can join some point
lists with other point lists to form larger point lists. Some of the
point lists may be in reverse order. If so, then you need to use the
editor to reverse the order of the points.

Tom Hubin
thubin@...

Discussion Thread

testfly@a... 2004-09-04 12:42:46 UTC Re: cleaning up a dxf file? Raymond Heckert 2004-09-04 19:07:50 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: cleaning up a dxf file? Russ Waters 2004-09-04 19:23:47 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: cleaning up a dxf file? Tom Hubin 2004-09-05 23:55:40 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: cleaning up a dxf file?