Re: excel to gcode

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "afogassa" <afogassa@...>
wrote:

>
> Thank's Tom and others, Tom got it, I'm using ATAN2(X,Y) and

getting

> points from Z and Y axis.
> What I'm trying to cut looks like a bracelete, it's kind of oval

and

> the side walls are not parallel.
> Can not just rotate A axis as the X and Z axis needs to move at

the

> same time.
> I'm using Deskcnc. A axis goes from 0 to 360 plus or minus and
> adding past the 360.

If you are using DeskCNC, you can directly create rotary axis code
from an .STL file. It will automatically calculate the tool passes
using X-Z motion and indexing in A as often as you specify. Model
your bracelet in 3D, save in .STL and then DeskCNC will make the
toolpath directly.

Fred Smith - IMService
http://www.cadcamcadcam.com/hobby