Re: CAD2lathe software

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "roboticscnc" <gsm42@...> wrote:
>
> Have you tried LazyTurn ? It's included with the Mach 3 installation
> now, but I think you need the Lazycam Pro license ( which I have but I
> may be wrong ). I had a play with it a few months ago and it seems to
> work well, however I don't need it as I just use the wizards in Mach 3
> for most operations. You don't have to draw offsets for all the cuts,
> it's done automatically.Here's the link to the manual download page.
> Page 52 gives you a quick
> overview.http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,10091.0.html
> Regards,Glen.
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Jack" freshwatermodels@
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> > Yes, I was saving as R12 but there are 3 different types of R12 and
> more stuff to mess with if you dig far enough. I thought a dfx was a
dfx
> until this mess. There is a lot more to this than I am willing to
battle
> with.
> >
> > I need a lathe cam that will do the job w/o lots of fiddling.
Being
> able to draw tool paths looked easy and the price was right (wrong!)
> >
> > I have considered hacking with Rhinocam as a code generator and may
> try that. More likely I will buy VisualTurn eventually but can't
> afford it now.
> >
> > Jack
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Dan Field danfield@ wrote:
> > >
> > > I too was going to suggest maybe you have to export as R12 or ???.
> > > Again not cad2lathe but I had another issue with DevCad which
might
> be
> > > similar to yours. Now I still don't understand exactly what the
> > > problem is. I was just making a simple Circle of which I wanted
to
> cut
> > > with my CNC Hotwire in foam. The easiest method in a CAD
program
> is
> > > the the Radius circle where you simply left click hold and then
drag
> to
> > > what ever radius or diameter you want and then let go. Same
for
> > > rectangles or squares. Well, there is also for circles a 3
point
> arc
> > > to complete your circle method, keep this in mind.
> > >
> > > So there is my radius circle, it exported just fine as R12 ( which
> the
> > > foamcutting program needs ). It also imported just fine, there
is
> my
> > > circle now showing up in the Foamcutting software but no go.
There
> are
> > > some tricks in the Foamcutting software to "align" points, change
> the
> > > direction and or the start point and such but nothing was working,
> it
> > > would not cut.
> > >
> > > Off to the Foamcutting Programmer, here is my file and it won't
> > > cut..... He came back a few days later and says your circle is
> an
> > > "Object", it has no beginning nor end ???? Use the 3 point Arc
> method
> > > to make your circles. This even though in the Foamware I could
> see
> > > Points, there was a zero starting point and a higher point number
> right
> > > next to it.
> > >
> > > I don't understand the difference but using 3 point Arc solved the
> > > problem. CAD and I don't get along very well for these reasons.
> I
> > > make what I think are rather simple things and there can be some
> issues
> > > that are not very clear, at least not for me.
> > >
> > > I just bring this up as I don't know HOW you made your drawing.
> Same
> > > thing for rectangles, you have to do individual lines and then
join
> > > them. Or explode to polylines and then join or close, I never
know
> > > what I am supposed to do, I just keep banging away until it works
or
> > > beats me.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/9/2011 11:16 AM, Brian Worth wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Jack, instead of saving your polyline as a dxf, use the
> "export"
> > > > command. Then check the schema that it is exporting in, R11, R12
> or
> > > > whatever, and use "edit schemes" to see that polylines are
> exported as
> > > > polylines, and not the default "lines". Hope this helps, shout
if
> you
> > > > need more help.
> > > >
> > > > Regards, Brian
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: Jack freshwatermodels@
> > > > <mailto:freshwatermodels%40yahoo.com>>
> > > > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> > > > <mailto:CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 17:35
> > > > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAD2lathe software
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have cad2lathe which looked pretty crude but for what I do I
> thought
> > > > it would work. I design in Rhino and can save a dxf file for
> > > > cad2lathe. Sadly cad2lathe seems to see my polylines as line
> segments.
> > > > Any ideas of what is going wrong and how to solve the problem? I
> > > > really don't want to invest big bucks for lathe cam and
cad2lathe
> would
> > > > suit my use if I can get it to work.
> > > >
> > > > Any insight and/or solutions appreciated!
> > > >
> > > > Jack
> > > >
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