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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: tulip6 on January 05, 2009, 01:55:37 PM

Title: Re: digitize wizard
Post by: tulip6 on January 05, 2009, 01:55:37 PM: Hello
My name is Pierre
I am newbie on Mach3
I am searching more information about the wizard digitize hen I file my all coordinated but without the X on Y and Z on each line of gcode
thank you for your help
PS. excused my English
Tank you
Title: Re: digitize wizard
Post by: Overloaded on January 05, 2009, 04:45:47 PM: Hi Pierre,
I have not used the Digitize Wizard but took a look to try to help you out.
Is the picture I posted what you are referring to ?

I'm not quite sure how it is supposed to be but it DOES appear to be missing something.

Maybe someone else can help.

RC
Title: Re: Re: digitize wizard
Post by: Hood on January 05, 2009, 05:22:36 PM: I have never used it either but was under the impression it put out a point cloud and you needed to use a programme to convert the point cloud to G Code. Maybe someone that has used it will be able to advise better.
Hood
Title: Re: Re: digitize wizard
Post by: ger21 on January 05, 2009, 05:33:18 PM: Why do you need the XYZ in there? You can always load it into a spreadsheet and add them in pretty quickly. I wrote an autocad macro to create a mesh in AutoCAD from the point list. It's posted here somewhere.
Title: Re: Re: digitize wizard
Post by: Hood on January 06, 2009, 05:02:10 PM: Just by chance I stumbled across this, if you go to the Config menu then Ports and Pins then Mill Options you will see a box that if checked may put X Y and Z letters in for you, not tested it but certainly looks like thats what its for.
Hood
Title: Re: digitize wizard
Post by: Overloaded on January 06, 2009, 05:27:40 PM: BINGO !

Thanks Hood,

RC
Title: Re: Re: digitize wizard
Post by: Hood on January 06, 2009, 05:30:26 PM: Mach never ceases to amaze me :)
Hood
Title: Re: Re: digitize wizard
Post by: tulip6 on January 07, 2009, 03:47:42 PM: fantastic it works very well
thank you all