I have a question about the file generated by using the digitizing wizard in Mach. When I open the file that's generated during my probe it only has a list of numbers like this:

1.487484,2.465796,6.346739
1.567484,2.402796,6.334739
1.387484,2.775796,6.395654
1.569484,2.465796,6.391239

These are not the exact numbers but this is the format stored in the file. I understand these are xyz coordinates generated during the probe but there are no G-M codes or feed rates, just numbers. Am I going to have to edit and put in my own codes or did I miss a step somewhere?

Put a check here, in Ports n pins / Mill options.
Russ

Thanks for the quick response. I'll be on the road for a few days so I won't get a chance to do that probably until the weekend.

You're very welcome.
Be sure to let us know how it goes.

Regards,
Russ

I'm just thinking out loud now and I'll get my answer sometime this weekend but... with the resulting gcode using the digitizing wizard, when I go to cut my material, will up be up, over, down, up, over, down like the probe or will it cut like a 2.5D?

Not up, over, dn ....point to point.
 

Russ - doesn't your option just add in X,Y and Z i.e. it doesn't add in any G commands so in answer to IB's last question - neither?

Ian

Hi Ian, afaik, after setting up and running the wizard at it's specified feed rate, the file is created point to point as in the example shot.
Then you'd have to select a cutter and insert the associated settings for machining. Feedrates and such.
Only used it a couple of times.
Hope I'm understanding your question.
Russ

Hi Ian, here is the file created from the above illustration.
All I added is marked, it just rolls along point to point, not up/over/dn as when digitizing.

G17 G40 G90 G64 G20 G50 (Normal Preamble ADDED)
G1 F30 (ADDED)

x0.00000 y0.00000 z-0.37300 a0.00000
x1.00000 y0.00000 z-0.35900 a0.00000
x2.00000 y0.00000 z-0.08200 a0.00000
x3.00000 y0.00000 z0.07300 a0.00000
x4.00000 y0.00000 z-0.03100 a0.00000
x4.00000 y1.00000 z-0.30700 a0.00000
x3.00000 y1.00000 z0.00600 a0.00000
x2.00000 y1.00000 z0.34200 a0.00000
x1.00000 y1.00000 z0.15100 a0.00000
x0.00000 y1.00000 z-0.26800 a0.00000
x0.00000 y2.00000 z-0.18500 a0.00000
x1.00000 y2.00000 z0.22600 a0.00000
x2.00000 y2.00000 z-0.67300 a0.00000
x3.00000 y2.00000 z-0.21700 a0.00000
x4.00000 y2.00000 z0.65100 a0.00000
x4.00000 y3.00000 z0.26300 a0.00000
x3.00000 y3.00000 z-0.19400 a0.00000
x2.00000 y3.00000 z0.09200 a0.00000
x1.00000 y3.00000 z0.19100 a0.00000
x0.00000 y3.00000 z-0.60600 a0.00000
x0.00000 y4.00000 z0.27300 a0.00000
x1.00000 y4.00000 z0.06500 a0.00000
x2.00000 y4.00000 z-0.14500 a0.00000
x3.00000 y4.00000 z0.48800 a0.00000
x4.00000 y4.00000 z0.00600 a0.00000

M30 (ADDED)

Thanks Russ, that's exactly what i was looking for. I only know enough gcode to send my tool deep into my table.

Darryl