Mach2 after AutoCad

[groomden]

Very basic question...

Say I draw a part in AutoCad that is a 2" Radius Circle Cutout. Does Mach2 draw a toolpath for me that adjusts to the size of the tool that will be doing the cutting of this part or do I need to draw the part smaller in order to have the 'finished' size come out right?

Say the answer is 'no' and that I have to do all of my own tool offsets -- is there an inexpensive CAM solution out there that will let me draw parts to their actual size and let the software figure the tooling out?

I have just ordered plans for the Solsylva cnc router and can't wait to get started

Thanks for any help,
Dennis

[Bloy2004]

I believe that Mach3 is quite capable of applying offsets.

[groomden]

on its own, right? It wouldn't be much fun if I have to do it for the software

[ger21]

What version of AutoCAD? In the AutoCAD forum here, is a macro I wrote that exports g-code from AutoCAD. It can add G41/G42 code for offsets. Works with AutoCAD 2002 and newer. Look for AutoCAD 2 G-code.

[groomden]

AutoCad 2000 of course.... are you sure you don't want to write a new version supporting 2000? I know you do....

Darn, darn, darn.