PCB milling

[FabCNC]

Hi to everyone!

This is my first post here, and honestly I don't know if this is the right section... (excuse me for now that. For now I'm a bit confused with this big place!).

My question is simple:

From some months I'm engaged to build a small cnc milling machine to realize my PCB hobby projects.
Over the net I find some ideas about mechanics and control electronics.

By the time, I'm searching some software solution to control the system, but here comes some trouble:

I use "eagle" to create my electronic projects... this application has got a CAM processor with Gerber, HPGL, Excellon, ecc. output.

But when I import this output to some CAM soft, like Kcam, it is not well reproduced.

Can anyone has some experience (and than some ideas) to realize:

PCB track "de-contour" or some right transformations?
Well export-import drill file (for holes for "Trought Hole Technology")
Some tested procedure for doing that?

Thanks a lot and excuse my bad english!

Fabrizio

[abasir]

Fabrizio,
No need to use the CAM, just download the ULP (GCode.zip) from link below and run it. So far no problem with KCam.

http://www.cadsoft.de/cgi-bin/downlo.../userfiles/ulp

Inside the .zip there are 4 files: for PCB outline, PCB track normal, PCB track mirror image & for drilling gcodes. Have fun...

[FabCNC]

Thanks, man

this seems very helpful!!

I will try this ulp ASAP...

[Kookaburra]

FabCNC,

DeskCNC is the best I've Found So Far.

[FabCNC]

G-code.ulp Works great with OUTLINES in Kcam!!

But have some problems with drill g-code...

I never try DesKam... I will search for it and try...

Thanks for now!

Fab

[abasir]

Originally Posted by FabCNC But have some problems with drill g-code...Fab

What's the problem
The GCode produced uses G82 (Drill & Dwell). IIRC, KCam supports the G82 so shouldn't be any issues.