So far, all I have run is conversational part programs. I have loaded the g-code master and seemed to recall playing with the g-code stuff a couple of years ago. JFC is doing this routinely, so he has far better knowledge of this than I. I think if your program is small enough, you can dump it and run it similar to conversational (I may be wrong). I was under the impression that DNC is for large programs that "drip feed", and this may be where all the complexity comes in.
I too, am just getting ready to try and setup to start using DNC and would also like to be able to work from dxf directly. I'm thinking that it may be necessary to get a software program that has at least a moderate cost associated with it in order to be able to acquire a suitable post-processor. |