Re: Panel Program

If you are using Mach3 for your G code interpreter then why not create a wizard for the panel design. I think there would be quite a few interested in it like me. I too design or modify quite a few of the panels that I make but usually end up pulling up a sililar item I drew and modifying it.
Inn the wizard uyou could layout the material, length, width and thickness. The cutting tool diameter. The have a list of various panel opening. You can go to mach3 turn and open the wizard for turning and see the various types of cuts a an example but substitute the various panel openings.


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--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jamie Cunningham <Jamie@...> wrote:
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> I am having some success writing myself a "panel" program - basically my
> needs are to select a bunch of G-Code files of parts I've made and have it
> lay them out on a panel for me - essentially giving me one big g-code file
> that I can just start and come back later for all my parts... most of my
> stuff is cut out of the same piece of stock, and I find myself moving the
> router head, zeroing, loading another G-Code file, and running...
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> It's not doing any nesting or rotating for best fit yet (yet) but I was
> looking for some ideas of stuff that might be appropriate to put in here...
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> I plan on offering it out for free to anyone that wants it - so that's why
> I'm asking
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> Oh and if there's already something out there that does this let me know! :)
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> Jamie
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