Re: Cad/Cam program problem

For Turbocad the command is Format>Explode after selecting the circle
or whatever.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "caudlet" <thom@...> wrote:
> I don't know about TurboCAD but in CorelDraw select all objects and do
> an Arrange/Convert to Curves prior to DXF export. Be aware that both
> CorelDraw and AI export DXF arcs as hundreds of tiny line segments.
> CAM programs can't import "Splines" or Bezier Curves. G-code has no
> provision for complex curves and will only generate a toolpath for an
> arc with a beginning and ending XY location and an Arc radius. Even
> for circles you have to put together arc segments.
>
> Some programs export DXF in arc segments rather than line segments. A
> lot depends on how the DXF import filter in DeskCNC handles curves.
> You can try my free demo of DXFTool program for CorelDraw (ver 12 and
> later) but I think I remember that DeskCNC does not handle the import.
>
> If you can run with G-code then try the Demo of SheetCAM. It will
> import the DXF that DXFTool generates and preserve the Arcs.
>
> Tom Caudle
> www.CandCNC.com
>