On Monday 16 November 2009, Erik Christiansen wrote: >On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 08:03:55AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >> Another thought comes to mind, gCAD3D-1.40 was recently announced, and I >> played with it for a bit last night, but it runs in German and the >> English docs are several years out of date, so that makes for a very >> steep learning curve for me. Some of the example models it comes with >> are pretty complex since it can include camera output derived .gif's to >> aid in the solid model views. >> >> Its freeware. And if some enterprising soul were to translate the docs, >> that would be a huge help. It can output many std formats, although the >> NC format I looked at wasn't even remotely ours, there may be converters >> for DXF or DWF or one of the other 7 or 8 outputs it can do. > >If there's nothing better on linux which outputs our NC format, and it is >considered our best bet, I can whip out a couple of pages of translation >now and then. > >The site does say >>> >File / Export NC-ISO > Ausgabe der NC-Bearbeitungscodes in Datei /tmp/pp.iso. > Weitere Postprozessoren auf Anfrage. ><<< > >i.e. Output of NC-machining codes in file /tmp/pp.iso. > Additional postprocessors on inquiry. > >Are ISO gcodes similar to, or directly mappable to, our unextended set? >If so, it shouldn't take too much to convert a pp.iso, using a bit of >Awk, if their developers are busy. > >( In an idle moment, I lashed up the beginnings of a gcode translator to >help me understand posted code. It converts: > >G90 G81 G98 X4 Y5 Z1.5 R2.8 (Drill one hole) >G91 G81 G98 X4 Y5 Z-0.6 R1.8 L3 (Drill three holes) >G83 X1 Y1 Z1 R1.8 L5 Q0.100 >G3 I5.00 J6.00 K7.00 > >to: > >absolute drill retract_to_prior_z X4 Y5 Z1.5 retract_to 2.8 (Drill one > hole) relative drill retract_to_prior_z X4 Y5 Z-0.6 retract_by 1.8 rpt=3 > (Drill three holes) peck_drill X1 Y1 Z1 retract_by 1.8 rpt=5 peck=0.100 >arc_ccw_to centre_at 5.00 6.00 spiral_to 7.00 ### May be > inaccurate ### > >So a bit of gcode dialect translation doesn't sound difficult.) > >Gene, if you need a couple of short sections translated, to gauge >whether this is the tool to seriously go with, then just point them out, >and I'll have a go at 'em. > >Erik
While I appreciate the offer, I don't have anything 'ready' to convert either way, and likely won't until the docs become helpful, or I learn German. I could read a telefunken schematic well enough to fix the radios 55 years ago, but it has all been downhill since about '62 when I switched from consumer to broadcast. I have no idea if the src is even 'po' compatible, maybe that's why the English docs have fallen by the wayside. So basically, its toss a dart at it, or just start at the top. It didn't even have an installer text, I had to fumble around with that, getting 'could not exec the binary' messages from sh and bash as it comes as an apparently self extracting, pick where you want to put it, file without an extension to indicate what to do with it, and I got it to install almost by accident. Now I remember (the coffee is beginning to work), when it wouldn't do anything but the error, I strace'd it, and it worked, installing itself where I wanted it while strace was spitting out megabytes behind the installer on the cli screen. Damned CRS, tain't purty at all from my perspective. :( Any translation efforts if it has been setup for po type translations, would surely be appreciated. I had it do a segfault exit once this morning, but I expect that was purely because I was just clicking buttons for effect. :) Once I get enough coffee to prop up both eyelids in me, I'm going to wander up the interstate to Bridgeport, where there is a model supplies hobby shop, and get enough of his slip fit brass tubing to finish the mister nozzle discussed here yesterday. Once I get that working, I'll make a couple more of those sprockets as I have some chain left and I'm sure I can find a suitable use for it. :) Thanks Erik. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) The NRA is offering FREE Associate memberships to anyone who wants them. <https://www.nrahq.org/nrabonus/accept-membership.asp> <|Rain|> Knghtbrd: let me give you access to the zone files <Knghtbrd> oh gods - you do realize I have never played with bind right? <|Rain|> uhoh :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
