Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-14 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 2/13/2016 12:15 PM, Bruce Layne wrote: > There are several ways to accomplish a mirror image machining, and > different methods will be better in different situations depending on > the machine's capabilities and the person's inclinations. > > On my stepper driven CNC router, > > On such a

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Greg You can try Sheetcam. It can read a gcode file and then you can manipulate the new gcode part. Like mirror etc. Subject: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code? >Is there a program, preferably for Windows, that can read a G-code file >and make an altered copy to produce

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 13 February 2016 04:18:28 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Is there a program, preferably for Windows, that can read a G-code > file and make an altered copy to produce a file that will produce a > mirror image of the original? > > I've done one that took quite a lot of work to get right, now

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread linden
Have a look at this it i am not sure if you can mirror with it i don't think so, but it is python and may give some smarter people than me ideas how Gene method may be automated. I have found this a very useful tool along with his F engrave.

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Sarah Armstrong
why not mirror parts using G41 G42 far quicker On 13 February 2016 at 10:56, linden wrote: > Have a look at this it i am not sure if you can mirror with it i don't > think so, but it is python and may give some smarter people than me > ideas how Gene method may be automated. I

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread TJoseph Powderly
hmm i dunno how cutter comp will mirror parts i can be wrong ( again) but a historical note: old AGIE 2D wire edm had front panel switches to 'flip X ' AND to 'flip Y' it was to make setup easier. it really just was a few logic gates in the stepper signals so the idea might be of use, a hardware

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Valerio Bellizzomi
On Sat, 2016-02-13 at 02:18 -0700, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Is there a program, preferably for Windows, that can read a G-code file > and make an altered copy to produce a file that will produce a mirror > image of the original? > > I've done one that took quite a lot of work to get right, now I

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 13 February 2016 05:56:19 linden wrote: > Have a look at this it i am not sure if you can mirror with it i don't > think so, but it is python and may give some smarter people than me > ideas how Gene method may be automated. I have found this a very > useful tool along with his F

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 13 February 2016 06:08:49 Sarah Armstrong wrote: > why not mirror parts using G41 G42 far quicker Zero documentation of that potential usage in the pdf docs? The next person to see that code would shake his head at such convolution. I'm looking at it, and would read that as

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Sarah Armstrong
see the excellent book " cnc programming handbook 3ed by peter smid page 409 or in the following link to version 2 of the book , section 41 , pg 393 https://www.dropbox.com/s/hujpvl8yvk5lbc8/CNC%20Programming%20Handbook.pdf?dl=0 On 13 February 2016 at 16:35, Gene Heskett

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 13 February 2016 12:17:19 Sarah Armstrong wrote: > see the excellent book " cnc programming handbook 3ed by peter smid > page 409 > > or in the following link to version 2 of the book , section 41 , pg > 393 > https://www.dropbox.com/s/hujpvl8yvk5lbc8/CNC%20Programming%20Handbook

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Philipp Burch
Hi Gene! On 13.02.2016 19:41, Gene Heskett wrote: > [...] > > Might be nice, but not accessable to see it without creating an account. The dialog box may give this impression, but in fact you can just click the link "No thanks, continue to view" at the bottom, which will give you the option to

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Sarah Armstrong
theirs no account needed it's mine ! LOL On 13 February 2016 at 18:49, Philipp Burch wrote: > Hi Gene! > > On 13.02.2016 19:41, Gene Heskett wrote: > > [...] > > > > Might be nice, but not accessable to see it without creating an account. > > The dialog box may give this

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Bruce Layne
There are several ways to accomplish a mirror image machining, and different methods will be better in different situations depending on the machine's capabilities and the person's inclinations. On my stepper driven CNC router, I have no limit switches because the worst crash isn't fast enough

[Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Is there a program, preferably for Windows, that can read a G-code file and make an altered copy to produce a file that will produce a mirror image of the original? I've done one that took quite a lot of work to get right, now I need the code to cut the same part for the other side of the car.

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 13 February 2016 12:17:19 Sarah Armstrong wrote: > see the excellent book " cnc programming handbook 3ed by peter smid > page 409 > > or in the following link to version 2 of the book , section 41 , pg > 393 > https://www.dropbox.com/s/hujpvl8yvk5lbc8/CNC%20Programming%20Handbook

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 13 February 2016 14:15:13 Bruce Layne wrote: > There are several ways to accomplish a mirror image machining, and > different methods will be better in different situations depending on > the machine's capabilities and the person's inclinations. > > On my stepper driven CNC router, I

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 13 February 2016 23:12:57 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > On 2/13/2016 3:56 AM, linden wrote: > > Have a look at this it i am not sure if you can mirror with it i > > don't think so, but it is python and may give some smarter people > > than me ideas how Gene method may be automated. I have

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 2/13/2016 3:56 AM, linden wrote: > Have a look at this it i am not sure if you can mirror with it i don't > think so, but it is python and may give some smarter people than me > ideas how Gene method may be automated. I have found this a very useful > tool along with his F engrave. > >

Re: [Emc-users] Software that can mirror image G-code?

2016-02-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 2/13/2016 4:08 AM, Sarah Armstrong wrote: > why not mirror parts using G41 G42 far quicker According to my PLM2000 manual those are cutter compensation. 50 and 51 for scaling, 68 and 69 for rotation. No mention of mirroring in the list of supported G codes. --- This email has been checked