setting go round in mill to no offset to machine along a line, lead in and out don't work. If I offset it left or right, it's quite happy to pay attention to...
... You can't have a lead in or out on no offset. No offset means follow the line. Think of a slot for a key, if it leads in it's not a straight line Lead in...
All I wanted to do was add a couple of mill on the end running parallel, I was doing an open ended slot, I'll know next time I draw a toolpath :) still there's...
... Steve, Perhaps quicker to edit the program. Heres a simple line and the code for it, starting at N120, roughly 0,0 [ too idle to use snap ] N 20 G00 G21...
Hi john, Yeah, I posted it & modded it, It was only a short prog to put a keyway shaft in the end of a dozen shafts. It still worked out quicker than doing it...
Hello Steve, You can't use Approach and Runoff if the tool offset is None, it's impossible to determine which side of the feature to offset the tool. However,...
Anyone out there done this? I'm using Eagle for the board layout - it has the capability to export a board layout (traces, pads, etc) in various graphic...
... export.... I haven't used Dolphin. Its not necessary if you are using Eagle. I have made a number of single and double sided boards using Eagle and ...
... and ... file ... regars ... is ... I am new at this also and I looked for this PCB-Gcode file myself but could not locate it. can ya give a few more clues...
... You can download it from Cadsoft's web site, but I would recommend joining the Yahoo group. It's got lots of info and you can download the program from the...
Holy Cow!! That's AWESOME!!!! Thanks for the tip - sort of embarassed that it was right there on the CadSoft download page the whole time, but my excitement...
... Why you would ever want to do away with etchant is beyond me. Much quicker than milling anything other than simple designs and a better finish. CNC drill...
... Couldn't agree more. And for simple designs, using the laser toner transfer technique means that you don't have to mess with photo resists and UV lamps. ...
... find ... by ... Sorry to disagree. I don't have etchant, nor do I have a suitable light source nor do I have expensive laser transfer medium. I do have a...
Following the retirement of Jeremy Gough at Quantum CNC, our Dolphin MicroMill product has been discontinued. Any Dolphin MicroMill users should contact us for...
On your works machine, start up the PartMaster Cam system (Dcam.exe). This will force it to register itself with windows, and fix the problem. If you cannot...
Hello, The software downloads are split into seperate products ie, PartMaster and 3DCAM these are seperate products and are not interchangable. PartMaster has...
It should not be necessary to keep Dcam.exe minimized. Once it has been registered with Windows other programs should be able to find it without any problems. ...
when i go to create a post process using PartMaster Cam, I am asked for the post processor. I am using mach3 version 2.0.025. the option gives M_MACH3.PPR,...
I understand that's the one ppr is post processor I guess you can change the ending to what you want, it's only a text file & Mach will find it, change to show...
You should select the postprocessor file (.ppr) which most closely matches the target machine. M_Mach3.ppr should be a good start point. When PartMaster CAM...
The names .pun & .tap are a throwback to earlier times when NC programs were stored on punched paper tape. The use of .pun says more about our age than...
Anyone done setting out text to follow an arc for subsequent engraving? I can see text following any angle or other straight line but cannot see how to get...
Hello Alan, There are two ways to produce text - 1st using the CAD system to generate the text and contours, then use the CAM module to machine them. 2nd using...
Andre, Thanks for the explanation ...... followed your instructions and got my result. Many thanks. Took me a few moments to sus out that to get the text the...
For the clever folk at Dolphin..... When using the command line to positon a start point of a line or place the centre of a circle for example I can work...
Hi Alan, I'll answer the second question first as this has a bearing on the way in which the command line works. The current download version is 9.1.1014 for...
Andre, thanks for the explanation. A couple of observations on your explanation: The Tool Tip when pointing to the inc/abs button reads "absolute" and when the...
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