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General Mach Discussion / Strange arcs in imported file from D2NC into Mach3, please help
« on: June 17, 2009, 05:48:31 PM »
Hello,
I'm very new to cnc in general, but seem to be catching on quickly.
So I've been importing DXF files into D2NC then generating g-code for the shapes and opening them in Mach3. Everything seemed fine, cut a few pieces then noticed 2 problems:
1. pieces were smaller than the original file
2. started to see circling arcs in imported file along the contour
Do I need to set a tool offset in Mach3 even after setting the tool offset in D2NC?
What in the world could be turning a portion of an outside contour line into small arcs?
Your help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Alex
I'm very new to cnc in general, but seem to be catching on quickly.
So I've been importing DXF files into D2NC then generating g-code for the shapes and opening them in Mach3. Everything seemed fine, cut a few pieces then noticed 2 problems:
1. pieces were smaller than the original file
2. started to see circling arcs in imported file along the contour
Do I need to set a tool offset in Mach3 even after setting the tool offset in D2NC?
What in the world could be turning a portion of an outside contour line into small arcs?
Your help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Alex