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Re: milling PCB Boards

2002-04-20 by crankorgan

Hi John,
        Use the ACE converter or KCam not both. KCam has an
import box that will pull in a DXF. I suspect you forgot
the cutting depth in ACE. Now KCam is showing you the lines
but they are all Blue or all RED. Or you need to set the cutting 
depth in KCam to match the depth you are entering in ACE. Red is cut 
and Blue is travel in KCam.

                                             John



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@y..., "marble_h" <marble_h@y...> wrote:
>  To the smarter minds then My self .
> 
> Ok here is what I have done so far I have taken the .dfx files and 
> removed all the fill that was in it and left only the lines of the 
> traces saved as a new DFX file and when I print it out it looks 
good  
> made G-code with ACE convertor. BUT it mills the while thing out 
and 
> leaves the traces untouched it now looks like a eched board when I 
> checked it out in K cam 3.All I want it to do is mill out the 
> traces of the board what have I done wrong. Now remember this is my 
> first time I have ever done this ,the board looks good but I do not 
> know how this happened .  I would like some information on how to 
> change the toolpath on makeing this PCB.
> 
> 
> 
>  John Brauweiler

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