Messages

1

General Mach Discussion / First time Mach user please help!!

« on: February 20, 2010, 03:00:55 PM »

I have just installed mach on to my sytem and am hoping to connect to the schools cnc. I have a file in adobe illustrator which i would like to cut out. I am looking to export as a dxf and then open in mach 3 to create the gcode. The problems i have is

Once i connect to the schools cnc would i need a driver for the cnc or would it work by mach 3 picking up the cnc.
would i need to configure?? as it does look pretty technical or would i just be able to cut the shapes which i need to cut??
what kind of things do i need to look our for?? I am a newbie and have never used a cnc before.

Please help!!