What you're seeing is AXIS loading a G code file, not a dxf file. There is no "part" of EMC2 that creates G code fromCad files. Axis is just a GUI for EMC2, which is a motion control software. You need some kind of CAM software to convert drawing files to G code.
Mark At 09:05 AM 3/30/2010, you wrote: >Thanks for the clarity. So in tutorials that I >have watched / read how to. I see AXIS load a >DXF file then it passes gcode to emc which spits >out step dir? What "part" is creating the gcode >from cad files? Is this a function of >AXIS? Again sorry if this is a lame question. >Riley On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Viesturs >LÄcis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com>wrote: > >2010/3/30 Riley Porter ><rileypor...@gmail.com>: > > Not sure I agree >about not needing EMC. I would like to use EMC >(perhaps > > more to the point AXIS) to load cad >files and then generate gcode... > > Riley, EMC >does NOT generate gcode from CAD files - You >have to use > CAM software for that purpose - >generating gcode from dxf or other CAD > >files. > > EMC is software tool that executes >the gcode - moves machine tool > according to >gcode. > > with best regards, > Viesturs > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > >Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed >compiling, find bugs > proactively, and >fine-tune applications for parallel >performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got >high marks during beta. > >http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > >_______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try >the new software tools for yourself. Speed >compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune >applications for parallel performance. See why >Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during >beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
