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FAQs / No file/load dxf option, only ENTIB. Whats this?

« on: November 13, 2009, 08:50:05 AM »

I have been reading my manual on how to load Dxf files. It says to select the file/load file dxf etc. My software has an "Entib" option. What's this? I,m a newbie, and I'm still having trouble loading Gcode files. The only codes I can load are from lazycam. I would like to use deskengrave. I open the gcode in notepad, save it as a txt file, open it in mach3 and it has several issues with it so it doesn't run it. It seems the only files are the files created with the tap extension. Does the gcode from deskengrave need to be converted or altered to run with mach? So many questions, too few answers. I am planning on buying Mach3 if I know I am smart enough to operate it. It seems great, but I'm cheap, and I just want to be sure I can get past these hurdles first. Thank you.

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General Mach Discussion / No file/load dxf option, only ENTIB. Whats this?

« on: November 13, 2009, 08:48:41 AM »

I have been reading my manual on how to load Dxf files. It says to select the file/load file dxf etc. My software has an "Entib" option. What's this? I,m a newbie, and I'm still having trouble loading Gcode files. The only codes I can load are from lazycam. I would like to use deskengrave. I open the gcode in notepad, save it as a txt file, open it in mach3 and it has several issues with it so it doesn't run it. It seems the only files are the files created with the tap extension. Does the gcode from deskengrave need to be converted or altered to run with mach? So many questions, too few answers. I am planning on buying Mach3 if I know I am smart enough to operate it. It seems great, but I'm cheap, and I just want to be sure I can get past these hurdles first. Thank you.

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General Mach Discussion / loading gcode to mach3

« on: October 22, 2009, 07:01:00 AM »

Hello. I'm new to this stuff so bare with me. I am running mach3, but do not have a cad/cam system in mind yet. I've tried lazycam and liked it, but I would like to try a different(Free) software that mach3 will be able to load. I like gsimple and Deskengrave. They both can create the gcode I need, But I can't figure out how to load it in to mach3. Does mach need to be licenced to accept anything but lazycam? I'm so lost. 500 line of gcode is plenty for what I want to do, so I'd like to try anything i can before I spend alot of money. I don't want to lose intrest due to total confusion. Thank You.