Re: Export G-Code from AutoCAD macro

Mine doesn't convert drawings. It saves g-code from within AutoCAD.
You can tell it which way to cut circles. And it's pretty easy to
change the direction of lines in AutoCAD. There's a program here that
will do it for you.
http://www.cadmicro.com/categories/RevPolyline.zip

Gerry

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, R Rogers <rogersmach@y...>
wrote:

> Mach2 also converts Autocad drawings in DXF to G-code with some on-

board CAM functions. The problem is for say a milling machine one
cannot select the direction of the toolpath. If you can do that with
your software, it will be well received.

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> Ron
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> notoneleft <ger21@c...> wrote:
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> Sorry, but right now I don't have a lathe. As this was mainly

written

> for personal use, with a router, until I get a lathe It won't

support

> it.
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> Gerry
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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Will" wrote:
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> > Have you thought about making some lathe functions for your macro
> as
> > well? Say a threading cycle, or a simulated G70/71 cycle? If you
> are
> > just turning polylines into g-code, it would be neat if you could
> > specify a poly for a finish pass, then tell it a stock size and
> have
> > it rough/finish turn it. Or specify a line as the major/minor dia
> of
> > a thread of a certain tpi and have it write the threading cycle.

I

> > look forward to trying your macro.
> > William
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