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General Mach Discussion / confusion abounds -Turn -DXF import

« on: September 13, 2007, 09:34:04 PM »

I have been truing to figure out how to import a DXF file into Mach3 for turn, without much luck So I decided to use one of the lazyCAD samples, outer profile and low and behold it does the same thing! crop circles. I assume that the outer profile is a valid example for turn? using the File-Import-DXF from the menu in Mach3. I have tried absolute and incremental modes and they show no difference in the display.

Am I doing something wrong? is there a tutorial or FAQ that explains the requirements for creating a profile in DXF format? I have written a custom VB program that directly outputs G-code and it works fine, now that I have somewhat learned G-code basics. I would sure like to use a CAD program for creating profiles.

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General Mach Discussion / Mach turn default screen

« on: September 10, 2007, 11:59:03 PM »

I loaded a mill screen in turn and now I cant find the default turn screen. Where is it and file name? or someway the get back to turn

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Crop circles

« on: September 10, 2007, 01:05:02 AM »

I am writing a program to generate some G code. I have Mach 3 and my desk machine and on a lathe (DIY). well I get to rev 4 and move the code to the lathe and I notice a mistep, but otherwise it looks fine. Rev five )below) looks fine on the desk top, but shows a large ball on the lathe display. nothing else has changed.
Anything anyone could point out would be great

G80
G01
G95
G0 X.036
M03
G3  X.09 Z1.8505 I-40.1655 k2.0879 F0.6
G0 Z2.1005
G1 X.0375
G0 X.0503 Z2.463
G1 Z2.713
G3  X.0115 Z4.827 I-71.7897 k2.7005 F0.6
G0 X1.2168
M30