pline vs Object

[flyrc]

Hello,

I've been using Auto CAD 2000,

and I am able to draw in 2D ,

but if I am correct Ace Converter as well as other,
dxf to g-code converters need all part drawn with Polylines,


can I conver my circles and sqare lines ect.. to plines ??


I get the following,

Command: pedit
Select polyline or [Multiple]:
Object selected is not a polyline
Select polyline or [Multiple]:

or do I have to re-draw my file ???

I tried to redraw but my circles look ok in CAD,

but when I generate G-code with ACE I get.. what looks like and inverted arc,


any help would be great !!!



Thanks,

[tahlinc]

Try this site www.tahlcam.com they have a complete CAM plug-in for 2 1/2 D programming inside AutoCAD 2000 and 2002. It will create what you want from the circles you draw. I think you will like it.

Cheers,
Jim
883-1536
Tucson

[CNCadmin]

Circles can't be plines, all lines can be joined into plines. Make sure when your drawing that the object is on 0,0,0.

[flyrc]

Jim,

Thanks for taking the time,

This really help me out, I am still new to this process you answered a lot of questions
That I did not even know I had.


Luis

[Zephrant]

Pedit will convert a line to a pline, if you just click on it first when you enter pedit.

Boundary will take an enclosed area, delimitated by lines or arcs, and convert it into a single closed pline on the current layer. Very handy.

Zeph

[flyrc]

Thanks,

Zephrant, I used the plug in that tahlinc recomended, and
I go right from *.dwg to Gcode .. I love it !

took me a few hours to get the hang of it,

Luis,

[ger21]

Isn't that quite expensive?

Gerry

[flyrc]

well for the kind of stuff I'm doing, I can use the demo No Problem,

Plus I did not have to learn anything new ( not that I mind but the ) *.dxf converter I was trying where not cutting it..... and I did not have the control that I have here.

This lets me conver my current drawings ... ( dont have to redraw anything to Plines ) and go from *.dwg to Gcode in a few minutes ( not of this save to *.dxf then gcode )

I did run into a few problem but not sure if its my doing or the software.. (for now I make sure I have my part to right scale before I start.

I will be cutting mostly airplain parts... ( Ribs, ect...)


I would give the demo a try !!!

Specially if you already know CAD, and want to cut you time to convert G-CODE in half,

If my projects where to grow past the 1000 line demo, I would still buy it.. My main hobby is RC Flying .. not CNC (sorry guys) anything to get me back in the air.....


Luis,

[ger21]

Is the demo time restricted, or just 1000 line?

[flyrc]

Just 1000 Lines,

There is not time restriction,

[SRT]

You may want to take a look again, I just took a look and they must have lowered it, to a 500 line limit.

[tahlinc]

Hi fellows, TahlCAM does post 1000 lines with out time limit. The Website is slow catching up. I'll change it today.
Cheers
Jim
TahlCAM developer.