: Lathe solid model to G code

In a message dated 3/23/2006 3:09:16 PM Mountain Standard Time,
john@... writes:

You can tell the poor ones when they insist you draw in X Y and not in X Z
as a proper lathe program should be.
They are no more than cut down mill programs with an axis missing.



John, Absolutely Right,

Even worse is drawing in Y that will be converted to X, drawing in X that
will be converted to Z, DRO"S still in mill function.
Somehow that just does not seem logical..............think any will ever
change?????

bill


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