[p-j]

Hey guys, I'm setting up a plasma table with Mach 3 on the control cpu. I am interested in running your torchmate cad/cam software for it's auto lead ins and outs, kerf comp, nesting ect....

Will your software export the proper G-code for Mach 3 to run?

I'm new to all of this so please excuse me if this is a dumb question.

[snoeproe]

Torchmate cad exports .dxf. You then open that .dxf in the Torchmate table driver program which converts .dxf or .dwg into gcode for cutting.
With you a Torchmate cnc table, you work with 2 programs. The cad software and the table driver software.

[runlevel6]

The bottom line is that that if Torchmate has done cutter compensation, etc. YES, the (mathematical) code will be usable on Mach3...but you have to make sure that mach 3 is setup to use the same "torch on" and "torch off" commands...if I remember correctly from my torchmate export excercises...the torchmate driver software (on my 2D system) "interpreted" torch on/off control....so I had to insert the appropriate M codes in the ffile for Mach 3 to know when to do that.