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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: DavidJS on August 10, 2012, 03:57:30 PM

Title: Need to cut a radius
Post by: DavidJS on August 10, 2012, 03:57:30 PM

Im pretty new to g-code have used it for doing straight forward things but now i need to cut a radius im not sure if ill need to use i-j-k  its totally over my head then

Hope someone can help


David

Title: Re: Need to cut a radius
Post by: Hood on August 10, 2012, 04:45:22 PM

Have a look at the G Code explanation that you will get if you click the G Code button on the main page of MachMill.
Hood

Title: Re: Need to cut a radius
Post by: rrc1962 on August 11, 2012, 06:32:13 PM

Or use a cam program like SheetCAM.  Simple things usually fall within the line limit of the trial version.  You would need to draw the arc, but SheetCAM will handle the GCode.