Re: CAD2lathe software

Hi, CAD2Lathe software does work with any Autocad clone CAD program, such as the Free CAD program called DraftSight. The reason for polylines is it easy to change the shape and sequence of the way you want to cut the profile. It will create a G-code to run in Mach3, EMC2 and the free microtek CncSimulator for viewing the G-code. CAD2Lathe was not created for Rhino. There is alot of videos and info, just Google CAD2Lathe. It also has its own DXF writer to help in creating the DXF for CAD2Lathe, then importing into your CAD program without leaving CAD2Lathe to add the roughing cuts and edit, using CAD commands like trim, move, offset, etc.

Cheers
Bob A
http://www.cad2gcode.com/lathe
http://www.cad2gcode.com/cncprojects

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, hi my <friends000ever@...> wrote:
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> what is CAD to lath software
> I have CNC turning center & I also want CAD to lath where its available
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> --- On Tue, 9/8/11, Dan Field <danfield@...> wrote:
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> From: Dan Field <danfield@...>
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAD2lathe software
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, 9 August, 2011, 9:16 AM
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> Jack
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> Not familiar with cad2lathe but just keying off your statement " see's
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> my polylines as line segments". Maybe try the "Join" command before
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> If no "Join" then maybe "Close" might do it. That rings a bell as well.
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