g code from touch probe?

[Tristar500]

It was suggested that I pose this question here on the video probing forum even though I'm using a touch probe..

Thanks!

I'm looking for a way to edit the code generated by the digitizing wizard (not plug-in) to a more usable format.  The file Mach generates is missing the x, y and z characters and simply separates the coordinates with a comma.

I could generate a point cloud in my cad program if the code was simply edited to include the X, Y and Z letters in each line..

Here's an example

Here's what I have to start with from Mach

-6.032136,1.419120,0.835333
-5.907102,1.419120,0.822000
-5.782069,1.419120,0.803333
-5.657035,1.419120,0.776000


This is what it needs to end up as so my cad/cam can read it.

X-6.032136,Y1.419120,Z0.835333
etc..

Any suggestions?

[RonO]

You could use a word processor.

Replace all the "-" with "X-"

Replace all the ",1" with "Y1"

Replace all the ",0" with "Z0"

Of course this only works if the first number for Y is different than the first for Z.

Ron

[spunk]

if you're any good with Excell you could write a macro to do this automatically... splitting it up after every comma...

[Tweakie.CNC]

Al Lenz has written a brilliant little VB program to do just this. It is called XYZ Converter.exe and can be downloaded from this page.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,13301.msg87229.html#msg87229

Tweakie.

[JayC]

I can write a simple C program do do that, but how do you get if from a triplet to a usable mesh?

Update: I have written a Windows CPP app for this. Now what?

Update: nevermind, found MachCloud

[psutex]

I am not in front of my machine right now, but I think in one of the preferences or settings you can turn on/off having the coordinate letter or not.

Rick

[Overloaded]

Rick is right......if this is what you need.
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