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G-Code, CAD, and CAM => G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions => Topic started by: Tigger5839077 on October 02, 2014, 11:23:02 PM

Title: Lazycam autocad
Post by: Tigger5839077 on October 02, 2014, 11:23:02 PM

Hello! My question is when I have text in autocad and send it to lazycam the text doesn't show up
Thanks

Title: Re: Lazycam autocad
Post by: ger21 on October 02, 2014, 11:34:19 PM

You need to explode the text in AutoCAD with the express tools text explode command.

Title: Re: Lazycam autocad
Post by: Tigger5839077 on October 03, 2014, 11:15:46 AM

Thanks, that works for me.

Title: Re: Lazycam autocad
Post by: Tigger5839077 on October 03, 2014, 03:08:33 PM

Nope,for some reason it won't let me explode the text
Thanks

Title: Re: Lazycam autocad
Post by: ger21 on October 03, 2014, 03:15:05 PM

Do you have the Express Tools installed? You can only explode text with the Express Tools "Explode Text" command, from the Express menu.

Title: Re: Lazycam autocad
Post by: Tigger5839077 on October 03, 2014, 07:18:55 PM

I have autocad 2000i and couldn't find express tools there. But I did manage to download it from a website.
Thanks

Title: Re: Lazycam autocad
Post by: ger21 on October 04, 2014, 02:13:12 PM

Back then, the Express Tools were an extra cost option. I think they've been included with AutoCAD since AutoCAD 2004 or 2005.

Title: Re: Lazycam autocad
Post by: Tigger5839077 on October 06, 2014, 04:53:49 PM

Another problem I'm having is sending lazycam drawing to mach3. On the LC program I have a drawing and it shows all the chains then I' ll generate a gcode and open it up in Mach 3 and find something completely different.
Thanks

Title: Re: Lazycam autocad
Post by: RICH on October 07, 2014, 06:48:34 AM

There is a manual for LazyCam in Member's Doc's and a user should read it.
Sounds like your not defining what you want machined properly in LC.

RICH