WELL !!! I will be danged!!
I have been trying to do this with CORELDRAW for about 2 months now, and I was exporting using the wrong version of AUTOCAD .DXF format. No wonder I was unable to get it to work! I thought using the NEWEST version of AUTOCAD .DXF export was what I wanted to do. Now I just need to get my system back up & running to experiment with this method! Thanls for all the ideas from the three of you. between the 3 ideeas, i should have the answers to all my Letter cut-out problems!
Eddie
Originally Posted by ger21 If you draw your text with Corel Draw, just exportas a .dxf file. Use version 10 or 11 for the .dxf version. Check the box that says save text as curves. Then just import the .dxf into Mach3. Set the total depth using the layer buttin in Mach 3's .dxf import window. Once the g-code is created, use Mach3's Multipass option to cut the full depth in multiple shallow passes.
There is a guy currently writing a better .dxf exporter for CorelDraw using VBA. I don't think it supports text yet, but you can get it from the files section of the SheetCAM Yahoo group.
And if you want more control in cutting out letters, you might want to look at SheetCAM. A lot of people use CorelDraw with SheetCAM to do all their cutting. |