How do I export my artcam stuff to my cnc machine

[thegimpster]

I have been messing around with artcam pro 8.0 for a little bit and got something i would like to try to mill out to test my machine. I have the toolpaths done but cannot figure out how to get it into something that i can use w/ TurboCNC. Anyone got any help on this missing step? I have looked around for tutorials and videos, but so far nothing good.

[knowell2]

Once you have your toolpath, go to toolpath > save toolpath. A window opens. Click on the toolpath you created on the left side. Click on the arrow pointing to the right. Your toolpath will now be on the right side. In the drop down menu look for the machine specific format you need. We use Axyz (.nc) for our AXYZ machine. Click on save. You'll have your NC file.

[thegimpster]

Ya, I finally found it. I have a seig X2 that i have converted. Any idea which one I should choose for it?

[keebler303]

If you're using mach, there is a mach2 post, Otherwise I think there is a generic g code post you can use. It doesn't matter too much for homebuilts as most people only use G0 and G1, maybe G2, G3 plus a couple m codes. In other words, a very simple post processor.

Matt

[freefall]

Originally Posted by knowell2 Once you have your toolpath, go to toolpath > save toolpath. A window opens. Click on the toolpath you created on the left side. Click on the arrow pointing to the right. Your toolpath will now be on the right side. In the drop down menu look for the machine specific format you need. We use Axyz (.nc) for our AXYZ machine. Click on save. You'll have your NC file.

Hey, we're using an AXYZ machine as well but we're having trouble importing it into toolpath. I'm using ArtCAM 2008 but once I save it as a axyz (.nc) file, the file consists out of all open shapes in Toolpath (they are connected in ArtCAM and the simulatino runs fine), are you familiar with this problem and/or might know a solution?

Any help would be much appreciated,

Vincent