Alan,
Try Corel. Paintshop will display it. If you import
it into KCam you can step through the GCODE and see
it mill the board. The overlap of the trace can be
seen. You see the trace get drawn. Then there is a step
where nothing seems to be drawn. That's where the tool path
overlaps. You will see the blue travel line come out past
where the trace starts. By drawing an overlap you will get
less micro shorts. Notice how few travel lines there are!
Compare this to a file made by Eagle.
John
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@y..., Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Just downloaded titfortat. Vector CAD/CAM didn't like it.
Intellicad
> and FlashCut crashed. Thoughts? I'll have to get to another
machine to
> try TurboCad.
>
> Alan KM6VV
>
> crankorgan wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> > I just uploaded a small PCBoard I did in TurboCad. It is
> > a pure DXF that can be imported into KCam or other GCODE
converters.
> > If you import the file into KCam you will see my milling method. I
> > go around and overlap each trace. You will also see the dots that
> > cause the mill to pre-drill holes. The file is a TRACE of my
artwork.
> > After I draw the PCBoard outline file. I trace it in an efficent
> > mannor. This cuts down milling time. That PCB take 40 minutes at
6"
> > per minute.
> >
> > John