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elogicca A bit lost, need advice 06-07-2006, 06:24 PM
ger21 Spend lots of money on... 06-07-2006, 11:49 PM
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    A bit lost, need advice

    I just setup a rotary axis on my mill, i'm using mach 3 autocad and ace converter, if i wanted to drill holes in the side of a cylinder i would mount it on my rotary, but how do i create the gcode for it? can it still be done in autocad and ace? if not whats easy to use?

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by elogicca
    ...... but how do i create the gcode for it? can it still be done in autocad and ace? if not whats easy to use?

    Thanks
    Spend lots of money on software. I don't know of any inexpensive 4 axis software. If your just drilling holes, the easiest way would probably be to code it by hand. You could make multiple .dxf's, run each one through ACE, and combine them in Notepad, and hand code the rotations between holes.
    Gerry

    UCCNC 2017 Screenset
    http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html

    Mach3 2010 Screenset
    http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html

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