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General Mach Discussion / Re: BOBCAD MACH3 post

« on: April 12, 2007, 03:32:44 AM »

In the BOBCAD nc code viewer on the menu setup is Driver setup, on the general tab try changing the MAX CIRCULAR MOVEMENT options and re-generate the code.

Also turn off the XY show only changed options.

I think its got something to do with the G02's not having X and Y figures.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unsolicited Pauses Between G00 and G01 Commands?

« on: April 11, 2007, 06:49:38 PM »

Hi Ryan,

It looks to me that your cam system is wasting more time than the delays by putting all the unwanted Z moves in, get a better post or a better cam system and you will save time and money.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cut Type/Infeed type

« on: April 11, 2007, 04:02:25 AM »

Normally its the threading that uses these type of controls (G76)

If its the threading then the infeed type is constant depth or variable depth (cuts get smaller as it gets to the bottom of thread)

cut type is centre cut, left flank, right flank, or zig zag.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G19 and G68 at same time

« on: April 11, 2007, 03:54:49 AM »

Have you got a rotary axis, if so put it on its back and use that to do the rotation.

Graham

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Rotary axis question

« on: April 10, 2007, 03:27:13 AM »

Hi Dan,

Normally yes.

But people do have them the other way too. Its always a grey area when sharing g-code, they make mirrors of your parts, so it always pays to put a note in the g-code to tell them which way is plus for the program.

Graham.

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Tangent Corner / Its funny what people say

« on: April 09, 2007, 07:21:01 AM »

the old dear next door stopped and asked what I was doing, fixing a new number plate to my car was my answer, the old one fell off the other day and got lost.  How much is one of them she asked, I told her, is that new or second hand she said, trying to keep myself from laughing, I said I had tried every scrap yard I could think off and not one of them had a plate with my number on it, what a shame she said and went about her business.

Graham.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Amsterdam, NL

« on: April 08, 2007, 08:13:47 PM »

Great place, I loved Dam Square, its unbelievable, the sex shop was next door to the butchers, it was like looking in a cave at stalagmites and stalagtites

Graham.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / G-Code scaling program, mm to Inches and back

« on: April 08, 2007, 07:56:04 PM »

Hi All,

here is a small .exe program for converting G-Code from mm to Inches and Inches to mm, it will also scale to any size you require, with in reason.

The program needs no installing, just double click to run it.

Click 'input file' to select the source file

Click 'output file' and enter a new file name, you can't read and write to the same file name.

Select conversion options.

Click convert.

That's all there is to it.

Try it and see if it works for you.

There is a later version of this program higher within this thread that has no limit to the number of lines of g-code it will convert, this version has a line limit of 32000.


Link to Later version :- http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,2893.msg39920.html#msg39920
Regards

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: metric sae conversions

« on: March 29, 2007, 07:53:59 PM »

Hi Brandy,

Brett sent me your post, its a 2 part post system. Let me have your email address and I will tell you what we need to do to try and get you inches.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: metric sae conversions

« on: March 29, 2007, 07:02:44 PM »

OK,  imperial is inches,

attach your post and lets have a look at how it is structured, then we may be able to modify it.

Graham.