Matt; Just a FYI; I did a part with cutouts, drawn in QCad. Then through dxf2gcode, modified the GCode to better suit my usage.
Ok, as I'm a novice at this, too, thought you'd maybe be interested: 1) used Inkscape to get the "winding" of the line segments correct. I'm not sure if this is an issue or not, but, did it anyway; 2) dxf2gcode; it did not put in the tool offset. I added this by hand, to get the correct side (left, or right) so that the cuts/kerf were correct; 3) I should have modified the code so that, rather than cut-to-outline in x-y then drop, the final arc/line should have done the drop in the z direction. The parts produced have a little bit of an indentation at the point where the drop in z happened. In EMC, I could re-load my hand-edited file to see where the tool path changed; e.g., doing the G41 or G42 cutter radius offset commands moved the lines slightly; enough that I could see if I did the editing correctly or not. It's all fun - good luck! JohnS. Canada. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model of a cloud services business. Read Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
