Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] easy to learn use cad/cam cnc software?

Yes, 'coding by hand' is the way to start out, and I still
do, cause my machine implements polar arcs and circles
(instead of X,Y,I,J), so 'regular' computer generated
G-code doesn't work for me. But, I maintain that a good
CAD program is an invaluable aid to hand-coding, since you
can very accurately locate all the relevant points,
centerlines, etc. Plus, the ability to 'shift' your Origin
(X0, Y0) to some other point is really handy. As I said
(probably on a different list), I'm in the process of
writing a BasicCAD (from DOS-based DesignCAD) program to
allow me to specify a milling process, then 'snapping' to
the relevant points on the drawing screen, have the program
write the code to my spec's.

RayHex

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> From: Tom Hubin <thubin@...>
>
>
> tigershark_b wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I'm new to cnc maching. I want to convert my

sherline mill to

>snip>

> Hello,
>
> I agree with Kim. Learn to type Gcode into a plain text

editor. Use

> something like TurboCnc for software to interpret your

Gcode and run the

> mill.
>
> Someday you may acquire Gcode from somebody else or you

may generate it

> with drafting software. You will probably have to edit it

a bit to get

> it to do exactly what you want. You will need to

understand Gcode to do

> this.
>
>snip>