Re: Recommen .. writing G-Code in Excel

For my Lathe parts, I mostly hand code, but use AutoCAD V14 and ACE
for complex shapes. If ACE outputs a series of lines in the reversed
order, I use Excel to reorder the lines.

Regards,
Mark

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Jones, Joseph A1"
<joseph.a1.jones@l...> wrote:

> A note about saving from a word processor without the txt

extension...

>
> Try File->Save As... and then select Plain Text from the 'Save as

type'

> drop down box. Now type the file name inside quotation marks,
> "filename.cnc"
>
> This works for MS Word.
>
> -Archie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: turbulatordude [mailto:davemucha@j...]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:51 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Recommen .. writing G-Code in Excel
>
>
> --- 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.
> >
> > Thanks, Victor
>
> I used excel to write points for a pcb when I had it in expressPCB

(a

> proprietary format that does not output a useable file)
>
> What I did was to create columns for each axis
>
> A B C D E
>
> G00 x 1.123 y 0.234
> G00 x 1.555 y 1.254
>
>
> That makes it easire to see your numbers and you can chart them to
> see if they are in some sequence you expect.
>
> Line numbering also is easy.
>
> To export the data, you can highlight the area of your work and

then

> copy it to the clipboard.
>
> Then open a DOS window and from DOS, just type
> copy con filename.cnc or
> copy con filename.nc or whatever.
>
> hit enter- the screen will show no prompt.
>
> In the dos window, upper left, your mouse will show a drop down
> window. click edit then paste. the text will be pasted.
>
> then hold ctrl and hit Z to save the file.
>
> Now you have a pure text file.
>
> of course you can use any word processor, but mine keep adding .txt
> after the name so I wind up with filename.cnc.txt and that is not
> readable by turboCNC.
>
> Dave
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