Re: cnc/copy mill teach

You can create the gcode from the points file, if he has Mach then
that sounds a good solution but it depends on how detailed the part
is.

Graham

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, art <fenerty@a...> wrote:
> Hi Graham:
>
> >> All the points taken get appended to the
> same points file it does not matter what order the points were
taken
> in and what the spacing is the file just contains points. I
suspect
> the same is true for Mach. For most 2D parts I might consider
> digitizing sideways, make the mill think the y axis is the z axis
and
> define the limits of the digitizing to be a single line in x. Then
> repeat the process from each side of the part (changing which axis
>
> Actually, In Mach3 you move the tool to a spot on the part, then
hit the
> type of move to get there, Line or arc, then move to another spot
and repeat
> the process. If you need an arc, you simply move to a spot along
the arc,
> then to the end indicating this as you go. The Gcode file is made
from the
> moves you make to get there. This is not really digitizing, but
kinda like
> CIM, where you define the part as you go and the end result is a
GCode file,
> not a point file. For getting a 2d part into GCode, its much
easier to do it
> with this tracing technique. Brian Barker wrote the script code
and its very
> easy to do in the tracing wizard..
>
> Sorry if Im misunderstanding, I thought the requirement here was
more one
> of creating a GCode file rather than a series of points on the
profile.
>
> Thanks,
> Art
> www.artofcnc.ca
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