dfx to gcode

[budman68]

Welcome to the forum, please look for member "Ger21" as I believe he has created a plugin for AutoCad to do this.

Dave

[RICH]

MCTROOTS1
Can you attach the dxf file?

CNC FRESHMAN
Attach the dxf file.
In general, to convert an Autocad file to gcode, you would need to save the drawing as a dxf. The dxf file of the drawing is a file which contains info about what was drawn and is then imported by another program. That program, and there are manny them, allows you to add machining information to what was drawn.  The program then converts that file to gcode which can be used by Mach to machine the profile.

SO, we can convert the program to gcode, but know nothing about how you want to machine the drawn piece.

If you want learn more you can just have a look at some of the tutorials in the LazyCam manual or any manual and you will get a flavor of what needs to be done since all programs require the same info and do the same thing in general. Just another learning curve for ya to accomplish.

As Bud mentioned, you can use Gerry's program and convert it directly from AutoCad.

RICH

[ger21]

Here's a link. Read the .pdf and feel free to ask any questions.
http://tinyurl.com/yglfz3e

There's also a thread at CNC Zone.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8226