Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Recommended CAM software? - BobCad

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From: "Fred Smith" <imserv@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 7:19 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Recommended CAM software? - BobCad


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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Victor A. Estes"
> <emc3zach@h...> wrote:
> > Daniel,
> >
> > You mentioned a reference to doing G-code by hand and that
> doing it in
> > excel was a personal favorite. Could you shed some light on how
> this is
> > done. I'm currently working on a project where I have a lot of
> data points
> > (measurements) and my end game is to write g-code to mill the
> points. The
> > points are already in excel and it would be a big help to me if I
> could do
> > all of this in the program. Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Place a single line at the beginning( in the first row and cell is
> OK). to set the preparatory motion command and feed rate, ie:
>
> G01 X0 Y0 Z.1 F15
>
> You won't need the G01 on the following lines as it is modal and the
> controller will know what to do.
>
> If all you want to do is follow the set of points, place them in
> vertical columns of x-y-z triplets in the order to be cut.
>
> 2.0__3.0__4.0___
>
> Insert a column in front(on the left side) of each set of numbers and
> down fill the columns with the word address
>
> X__2.0__Y__3.0__Z__4.0
>
> Now you may be able to save as a text file and use directly, or copy
> the cells to the clipboard and paste special into a Word document as
> text only. Use edit-replace to remove any spaces.
>
> Excel has approx 65000 row limit.
>
> Fred Smith - IMService
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