A friend of mine has a Harley Davidson logo that was drawn in Mastercam, with the file extension .MC7 Is it possible to open or convert this to a file which...
In Partsmaster Cad, how can I shrink the drawing, let's say 50% ?? I found a logo that I want to machine in dxf format, but it is too large. When I use the...
Dan You can use Select/Cut/Paste with a scale factor or you can use the 'Symbol' data type with scale factor. When I get time I will post a movie showing how. ...
Use the "Select" icon from the drawing operations toolbar and drag around the area concerned. Then use "cut" from the top toolbar, the image will be removed. ...
Thanks for the tips on shrinking a dxf, it worked great. The logo I machined today had 39 contours, and I had to program each one individually which took quite...
Dan Yes. When you create a Contour in dcad assign it a Group Number, there is a Group Number data item on the Contour Dialogue. If you have a previously...
When you create contours there is default "group number" assigned - it's just below the depth settings. If you have 4 contours machined in a particular way and...
How do I open a .BMP in Cad ? I was able to change the extension of an NHL logo to a .BMP in paint, and tried to import it in Dolphin cad. I'm unable to get...
From the top menu goto Draw > Image and then place the image on the page. For further help on bitmaps look at Help > What's New and scroll down to the section...
Thanks for all you help Andre! I love this program and really getting the hang of it. This may seem like a dumb question and that's why I'm not asking it in...
I'm trying to create a toolpath from a bitmap logo in CAD but having problems tracing it. If I use line command for straight lines, I have no problem because...
Hello Dan, To let the system know the last point in the curve, hold down the shift key and click the mouse. You can also use "right click" when creating the...
Why do I have these stupid little problems with this program? I just finished drawing a part which has text in it, but when I try to create the contours for...
I had the same problem and I found out that you are best off NOT creating contours for the letters. Instead, go into CAM, then choose engraving and position...
Thanks for that tip Wade. I see what you mean, it is easier in CAM. My only problem is that I had modified the text in CAD, therefore I won't be able to...
I found out that if you zoom in REALLLLLLY close, then turn on points and bezier curve viewing, you will find that a few of the curves in the lettering don't...
Dan, Text can be a bit tricky, this is for the following reasons. True-type fonts were never menat to be machined when they were designed by MS or Adobe or...
Dan Looking at the text I see that the Letter 'O' consists of Lines and Curves, the curves seem to overlap each other. Have you tried using the 'Precision...
... Thanks for the tips Guys !! Within 2 minutes after reading the replies, I had the contours done. I fiddled with this for over 2 hours this morning, and...
I have had problems running programs with tool changes. I'm running Mach3, and have all my tool offsets programmed in, and they all seem to be OK when I check...
... The G49 in the first line just cancels any offsets in use when you start the file. As long as your toolchange (in Mill) contains G43 Hxx (where xx is the...
... ^^^^^ G00 in preparatory line above is bad practice, it could cause an unexpected move. Only put a motion command on a line you actually want movement to...
Thanks Steve; Unfortunately those lines of code were created by my Post Processor. I've only had this program for a couple months, and I'm not comfortable...
Steve; I edited my program and added the line "G43 h01" right after my tool change like you suggested. It worked great !! If you know what I could add to my...
... Look for (M06_) $TOOLNO:TOOL and insert (G43_) $TLCNO:TLC after it and before anything else NB your post may not have the _ after the M06, all that does is...
I edited my PPR file, but it's now corrupted !! I don't feel safe messing with this stuff because of problems like this. After I added "(G43_) $TLCNO:TLC"...
... Make a copy of the file first before you edit it. ... Just put ... in the WORDS section. Looks like there is other stuff missing too. Steve Blackmore --...
Thanks Steve; Unfortunately I'm just a Tool Maker and not a computer programmer, and messing with files send chills up my back. I was able to get it going...
I have uploaded the drawing that I'm working on in files. It's called "graphite center support". I don't know how to machine this part, because the 2 half...
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