Hi Switcher or any other suitably clued in Zoners
I bought Vectric Aspire and nearly everything is perfect except for 1 thing. I draw everything in AlphaCam with the origin 0,0 to the bottom left and send to the machine and the preview in Xilog (pp) shows as it was drawn. Aspire files appear in the preview mirrored from bottom to top in so far as the origin is top left. I cant show visuals to clients as they are back to front. What I have to do is draw the item to be machined as normal and mirror it before I attach toolpaths so it comes out in the right orientation when its cut.
I've put this prob to Vectric staff without avail. I've also annoyed people in the 5 continents. I think its a change needed to my post see attached.
Thanks
Mick
+================================================
+
+ Vectric machine output configuration file
+
+================================================
+
+ History
+
+ Who When What
+ ======== ========== ===========================
+ Tony 13/09/2006 Written
+ Jules 08-04-2008 Correction PGM added
+ Mark 10-04-2008 Changed extension to PGM
+ Mark 16-04-2008 Tested Direct output for 4.603
+================================================
POST_NAME = "SCM Xilog ISO(mm) (*.pgm)"
FILE_EXTENSION = "pgm"
UNITS = "MM"
+ DIRECT_OUTPUT = "SCM|SCM_run.ini"
+------------------------------------------------
+ Line terminating characters
+------------------------------------------------
LINE_ENDING = "[13][10]"
+================================================
+
+ Formating for variables
+
+================================================
VAR CUT_RATE = [FC|C|V|1.0]
VAR PLUNGE_RATE = [FP|C|V|1.0]
VAR X_POSITION = [X|C|X|1.2]
VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C|Y|1.2]
VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C|Z|1.2]
+ VAR ARC_CENTRE_I_ABS_POSITION = [IA|A|I|1.2]
+ VAR ARC_CENTRE_J_ABS_POSITION = [JA|A|J|1.2]
VAR TOOL_NUMBER = [T|A|T|1.0]
+================================================
+
+ Block definitions for toolpath output
+
+================================================
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output at the start of the file
+---------------------------------------------------
begin HEADER
"H DX[XMAX] DY[YMAX] DZ[ZLENGTH] -A R1 *MM /DEF V10 BZ=25"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output at toolchange
+---------------------------------------------------
begin TOOLCHANGE
""
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for rapid moves
+---------------------------------------------------
begin RAPID_MOVE
"xG0 [X] [Y] [Z] [T] E=TLLEN"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for plunge moves
+---------------------------------------------------
begin PLUNGE_MOVE
"xL2P [X] [Y] [Z] [FP]"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for the first feed rate move
+---------------------------------------------------
begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE
"xL2P [X] [Y] [Z] [FC]"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for feed rate moves
+---------------------------------------------------
begin FEED_MOVE
"xL2P [X] [Y] [Z]"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for the first clockwise arc move
+---------------------------------------------------
+ begin FIRST_CW_ARC_MOVE
+ "xA2P G=2 [X] [Y] [Z] [IA] [JA] [FC]"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for clockwise arc move
+---------------------------------------------------
+ begin CW_ARC_MOVE
+ "xA2P G=2 [X] [Y] [Z] [IA] [JA]"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for the first counterclockwise arc move
+---------------------------------------------------
+ begin FIRST_CCW_ARC_MOVE
+ "xA2P G=3 [X] [Y] [Z] [IA] [JA] [FC]"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for counterclockwise arc move
+---------------------------------------------------
+ begin CCW_ARC_MOVE
+ "xA2P G=3 [X] [Y] [Z] [IA] [JA]"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output at the end of the file
+---------------------------------------------------
begin FOOTER
"N X=0 Y=0"