Originally Posted by mikeschn I just bought a copy of TurboCadCAM3. I generated some simple gcode, opened it up in Mach2/3.
I guess that TurboCadCAM3 generated some strange data, because Mach2/3 didn't like it.
And the error I get in Mach 3 mill is:
"Radius to end of arc differs from radius to start on Line # 13."
So here are the questions:
1) What is wrong with the g code? What did TurboCadCam forget?
2) Does anyone use DNC from the serial port to their machine? What's an affordable 3 axis controller that I could buy?
3) Whats an affordable cam package that would bridge the gap from turbocad to mach 3? (I'm using an Xylotex controller.)
Thanks,
Mike... |
Hi Mike,
Can't help you much with question 1 or 2, but 3 is easy nuff.
1: The reason I can't help on this question is because the code itself is correct.
2: Can't help you choose a control, but whichever one you buy TCC will support it. TCC also has a built in DNC function.
3: The best CAM program to bridge the gap from turbocad to mach 3 is TurboCADCAM. But I'm more than a little biased.
Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.
Cheers,
Mike Keeney
MKeeney@CadCourse.com