Re: New CorelDraw to DXF Export Tool announced for CNC users

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "micsit1" <micsit1@...> wrote:

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> Tried it with Lazycam - very Cool!
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> How do you generate Gcode to keep units in metric not in imperial?
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> thanks,
> Michel
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The DXF process works in "units". If you draw it in Metric scale and
specify the import as Metric it will be scaled properly in the
resulting g-code. If you draw in inches and cut in metric there will
be a sizing problem. If a circle is one "unit" in diameter and scaled
in inches in Corel then it would come across as 1mm dia in the metic
world. I know that the import dialog box in Sheetcam asks you waht
units you want and where you want the origin to be placed but I don't
know how LazyCAM handles that issue. There may be a way to autoscale
the import (?).