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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: cutting order and chain selection problem

« on: September 14, 2008, 10:33:50 AM »

Actually that may be where you have to change your "connection tolerance" .

It's in RED under the extents tab.

Try lowering the value in that box and that could very well help separate the circles from the other unwanted entities.

Dave

1962

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: cut direction cant be changed

« on: September 14, 2008, 09:22:57 AM »

Thanks Brian,

I opened your dxf in ProgeCad and did nothing to it, just saved it as a AutoCad 12 type file and then opened it up in LCam.

I'm not having the issue you're having as you can see below. I think your problems with LCam are definitely with your files that are being drawn.

Dave

1963

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: cut direction cant be changed

« on: September 14, 2008, 09:12:02 AM »

How about posting the dxf Brian?

Thanks,
Dave

1964

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: cutting order and chain selection problem

« on: September 13, 2008, 06:37:24 PM »

Alex, have you watched the vidoes for LazyCam? One of them explains how to move chains around to put them in an order that you want them to cut.

You reorder them in the left window by dragging them up or down.

Hope this helps- 

Dave

1965

General Mach Discussion / Re: Lazy cam problems

« on: September 13, 2008, 10:25:05 AM »

VMAX,
I think most of the people using this software do not have the experience that you have
and also don't have 20k in software to use when Lcam can't do what it is supposed to do.
The whole point of this thread is not to make Lcam a world class cam program but to just
fix the existing programs faults.
For example, I downloaded sheetcam the other day. Was generating code in 30min. Problems
yes, but when I imported the dxf I did nothing special and it imported perfect, was all connected
and was much easier to choose climb cut or conventional cut.
I personally like Lcam. Its perfect for what I do but I need the pocketing and offsetting functions
to work like they should along with the other functions I mentioned before.
Man oh man if they just got the program to just work better I think it would be one of
the best programs in the industry.

Brian

So true, Brian, I could not agree more. One thing though, I honestly (90 % of the time) never have issues importing dxfs though, and I'm using the free program ProgeCad and export to autocad 12 type dxf.

Now don't forget the connection tolerance needs to be changed when doing different size scale drawings as well.

Dave

1966

General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC PEOPLE LOCATIONS

« on: September 12, 2008, 07:44:00 PM »

Anyone else hear "dueling banjos" in the background? 

Brett must be close by - 

1967

General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC PEOPLE LOCATIONS

« on: September 12, 2008, 05:42:09 PM »

I'm half scot and half brit, I don't stand a chance!! 

1968

General Mach Discussion / Re: Setting Units

« on: September 12, 2008, 11:05:09 AM »

Indeed, if you're not making scrap, what good are you?

I've been a member of that club for a long time and didn't even know it.

Just wondering what benefits I've been missing out on....

Dave

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General Mach Discussion / Re: dxf files for Turn

« on: September 12, 2008, 11:01:54 AM »

Rich, you're a great dude, ya know that?

Thanks so much for this info as it will be a great benefit to me when I finally get my lathe running.

Again, thank you- 

Dave

1970

General Mach Discussion / Re: Lazy cam problems

« on: September 10, 2008, 06:50:31 PM »

Completely understood, Kristin, and yes, $75 is a chunk to me as well -