Need Help!- .dxf to g-code Problems

[joao.leite]

Hi!

I've a very simple shaft designed in .dxf format (attached to this message)

When I try using LazyTurn to open the .dxf I get the following errors:
1. Warning: there's no appropriate default turning profile was found
2. CLazyTurnView: An OpenGL error occurred: invalid value

So, because I was getting nowhere using Lazyturn, I turned to Mach3 import of a .dxf file. By using that, Mach load my .dxf, says it has 1 layer 0 entities... The generated .tap file only contains:

(File ShaftAngled.tap )
(Sunday, September 26, 2010)
G90G80G49
G90.1
G0 X1.0000
M5M30

I'm feeling I'm really a newbie on this. Could someone PLEASE help?

[holbieone]

can't find any Geometric Statements , at least not in a layer

[ger21]

I don't have any programs that can open that .dxf, and looking at it in Notepad, I don't see any entities in it.

Lazyturn is very specific in it's .dxf requirements. See the manual.
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/ind...1.new.html#new

[joao.leite]

ok, I see the problem might be with the .dxf itself. I'm gonna review the .dxf generation setup. And I'm gonna have a view at that Lazy manual.

Thanks for your help!

[neilw20]

Unknown value "AC1024" encountered in drawing version.

Invalid or incomplete DXF input -- drawing discarded.

If ACAD can't read it's native format, then LazyTurn will sure get confused, or should.

[joao.leite]

Thank you all for your help.

I've been trying around with some CAD software, but now I think I'll stay with Freecad or CADuntu that just found (for free). They are generating .dxf files that Lazyturn or Mach3 understand.