Thanks, Rich.
I have had my lathe running for a couple years now. I just have simple production parts turned out of brass. I have just been using Mach3 mill and I hand programmed everything like that. Kinda like using Teach, but just by hand.
The biggest problem with doing it this way is it gave me no useful lathe experience. Sure I could turn it on and turn any of my parts, but could not produce a drawing and expect the lathe to do it.
This is also a hurdle I was facing with Dolphin. Not knowing any of the basics makes for a lot of crashes and that is something you really don't want on a lathe.
Anyway, reading LT documentation has given me the basics I need to be able to just set up the lathe as a lathe. I can see the other side now. I was initially just interested in doing some profiling, like chess pieces. I did turn one using LT now so I am on the right track. I have set up my tools now in a repeatable fashion and will be setting up the tool tables to actually run the lathe as Mach 3 Turn wants.
It should then be a bit easier task to use either LT or Dolphin.
The Dolphin thing I have asked about before and never got a workable answer. hat was at the Zone on the Dolphin forum. If you try importing a DXF into turn without using Dplhin Cad, the error says you have never opened or used Dcad. That isn't the case and Dcad apparently must export to DT. I can do that though, so a work around.
T I will look into that soon too.
Thanks.