RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Excelon Drill file to MACH3 G-Code.

Hi Peter,

You're right. For the time I've spent mucking about with the C program I
could probably have already edited the file to turn it into the correct
version.

What I did find is the Jon Elson's program also doesn't like negative
offsets. Since the board is circular I had the origin at the centre.
That helped for figuring out mounting holes since I didn't have a
mechanical drawing of the plastic box.

I reset the origin to bottom left so all the offsets are positive and now
it appears to be working better. Just skips every seconds line. I think
that has something to do with Unix file format where the lines have only
got a line feed verses DOS format where there's a CR and a LF on each
line.

John


Automation Artisans Inc.
http://www.autoartisans.com/ELS/
Ph. 1 250 544 4950

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> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Excelon Drill file to MACH3 G-Code.
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>
> Hi John,
>
> I use sheetcam to do my conversion. I have also used a text
> editor as well. It
> didn't take too long.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter.
>
>
>
> John Dammeyer wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have an excelon drill file created by my Protel PCB
> software. Would
> > someone be able to run this file through a converter to
> turn it into a
> > G-Code file compatible with MACH3? I don't have time to wait for a
> > circuit board to be made and I just want to clamp a blank
> PCB onto the
> > table of a mill and have it drill the holes to make sure
> the prototype
> > board will fit properly.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > John
> >
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