Re: AutoDesk Inventor drawing to G-Code

Hi
Inventor is a solid modeller cad program (it does not produce any machine code), so its not strange they could not be of any help. What you need is a cam program which convert the input from a solid or surface modelling program into GCode which the CNC controller can understand. Autodesk has recently acquired a cam company but that is a serious product running mabe up to 6 axis or so with a pricetag to match. For many people who may be running Mach3 controller will also use Meshcam which is very affordable. In Inventor you "save as" a .stl file, then import this file into meshcam, adjust the various settings then convert this to gcode, which you import into your controller.

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--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "danieldmartin23" <danieldmartin23@...> wrote:
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> After you make a drawing in AutoDesk Inventor what do I need to do to convert it to G-Code so that I can mill a piece of material using a Sherline Mill. I have been told I need to use an EMC2 post processor. Can someone please elaborate on this subject and let me know what exactly I will need. The people at AutoDesk have been unhelpful and it is almost impossible to find a phone number to their corporate office to ask this question. Any and all advice is helpful.
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