hello

how would I change the coordinate system of say sheetcam.tap toolpaths to drive a H-bot rather than your traditional x/y gantry system.

have sheetcam and mach3 - have bought a usb breakout board drivers and motors

have bought a arduino mega and ramps 1.4 card and the lcd doofer.

want a h-bot plasma cutter, similar to a h-bot laser cutter/plotter

I am so confused, surely it should be much simpler, am I missing something
In slicer on the printer settings, it says marlin/sprinter - do I assume that is a H-BOT gantry system - must use RAMPS 1.4 with arduino
and if you were to choose mach3/EMC in slic3r it outputs the g-code for a traditional gantry system - must use break-out board

can I simply run one layer in slicer pilot arc torch on - up down

all I want is a corel drawn dxf or hpgl file fed little a3 pilot arc 2.5d H-bot / H-PLOT plasma table that I can use in the garden to cut 5mm steel tabs and widgets. IF I have to use ramps 1.4 and a bloootoof arduino and fire it off from the upstairs bedroom window = great.

Then simply hang it on the shed wall out of the way

bed size 450mm in 10mm aluminium
4 motors in each corner 350mm square
one continuous belt for squareness
nema 17's
thd 5mm pitched 9mm belt 2525mm
12 tooth pulleys
15mm thk rails
y gantry one lump of 10mm aluminium with a slot through the middle the width of the torch
torch up and down on a hinge and cable from the side
detatchable torch with magnet
short cable with euro connector
little tiny miller plasma
240 single phase
laptop sends file to arduino, lcd for 'go'
hope its not raining