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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Blender 3D and Mach3

« on: January 26, 2007, 09:42:19 AM »

What kind of problems are you having with MeshCAM. I've never seen a problem with it's file handling.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Blender 3D and Mach3

« on: January 25, 2007, 10:11:39 PM »

LazyCAM and the old Mach3 .dxf importer can only handle 2D .dxf's, not 3D.

Cut3D is $299, and you can get MeshCAM for $150

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Can I turn Off Cutter COmp on Mach 3 Side?

« on: January 25, 2007, 10:09:08 PM »

I have the G41 (comp left) in the G-Code....

it still runs off

Can you post the code?

If you don't want to use the comp, you'll need to not use it in BobCAD.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Blender 3D and Mach3

« on: January 24, 2007, 09:44:55 PM »

Check out www.meshcam.com and http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectric/cut3d/c3d_index.htm

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General Mach Discussion / Re: minimum computor requirements

« on: January 24, 2007, 09:42:54 PM »

If you want to use a faster kernel speed, you'll want a 2Ghz or faster PC.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Servo following errors... Please, need some help.

« on: January 20, 2007, 01:09:31 PM »

Sounds like you should be asking Ron, if the encoder board isn't doing what it's supposed to.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What computer is best for controller and cad/cam software.

« on: January 17, 2007, 06:25:28 PM »

Some say it's a bad habit but I learned to draw with my mouse more than the keyboard and I want the CAD to accommodate my style. I spent $30 and have AutoSketch 9 on the way so hopefully it is similar to AutoCAD.

Maybe not a bad habit, but much, much slower than using the keyboard. Anyone that is really fast at most any software knows a lot of keyboard shortcuts.

Imo, A9CAD is almost exactly like AutoCAD, and you don't like that. The commands I gave you are the same ones I use in AutoCAD, and when I tried A9CAD, I didn't have to change any of my AutoCAD methods to start drawing immediately. Good luck.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What computer is best for controller and cad/cam software.

« on: January 14, 2007, 11:33:13 AM »

It's just that it forced me to use absolute coordinates.

Try typing @X,Y for relative coordinates. To draw a line from 0,0 to 5,10 pick a line tool, type in 0,0, then @5,10

I think you can also use @5<30 for 5 units at 30° DOn't have it installed to try, though.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What computer is best for controller and cad/cam software.

« on: January 14, 2007, 12:40:11 AM »

I downloaded something called A9CAD from a freeware site yesterday and it sucked bad.

A9CAD is a very useable FREE CAD program. I've played with it a bit and it works exactly like AutoCAD. It just doesn't have a lot of features.

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NC Pod / Re: Welcome To The NC Pod Development, Discussion and Support Topic

« on: January 14, 2007, 12:34:42 AM »

How would you connect the pod to say a Xylotex controller car?

Get another cable from Xylotex, cut the parallel port end off, and run the individual wires to the ncPod.