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2012-11-20 by RL
I am trying to convert my Eagle Board file to a Gcode to drill holes with my CNC mach. but I have been unable to contact anyone from PCBGCODE.com to get the latest version. Does it still exist or did they close up? In the mean time are there any suggestions of other inexpensive softwares I may use to do this? Thanks, RL
2012-11-20 by Art Eckstein
I use pcb2gcode and there is both a yahoo group and a stand alone phorum for it. It is an ULP addin to eagle and is freeware. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcb-gcode/ and <http://www.pcbgcode.org/>http://www.pcbgcode.org/ HTH Art Country Bubba At 09:43 AM 11/20/2012, you wrote: >I am trying to convert my Eagle Board file to a Gcode to >drill holes with my CNC mach. but I have been unable to >contact anyone from PCBGCODE.com to get the latest version. >Does it still exist or did they close up? In the mean time are there >any suggestions of other inexpensive softwares I may use to do this? >Thanks, >RL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2012-11-20 by Harvey White
On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:43:22 -0000, you wrote: >I am trying to convert my Eagle Board file to a Gcode to >drill holes with my CNC mach. but I have been unable to >contact anyone from PCBGCODE.com to get the latest version. There's a yahoo group specifically for this, and John is active on it. >Does it still exist or did they close up? In the mean time are there >any suggestions of other inexpensive softwares I may use to do this? I'd just join the group, you might consider the autoleveler software addon, too. If you're using 6.x in Eagle, then make sure that you have the fix for the measurement changes in the file structure. Harvey >Thanks, >RL
2012-11-20 by Mitch Davis
On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:43 PM, RL <rlrc2003@...> wrote: > I am trying to convert my Eagle Board file to a Gcode to > drill holes with my CNC mach. but I have been unable to > contact anyone from PCBGCODE.com to get the latest version. > Does it still exist or did they close up? In the mean time are there > any suggestions of other inexpensive softwares I may use to do this? If your question is about converting gerber files to g-code, then several of my friends use this: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/pcb2gcode It works very well. Among other great features, it can emit paths for Voronoi regions, which are electrically equivalent to the original regions, but they take less time to mill. http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/pcb2gcode/index.php?title=Voronoi_region Minor complication: It's Unix only. Mitch.
2012-11-20 by Art Eckstein
OOPS, just noticed your already a member of the yahoo group. Also, I did not realize until after my previous post that pcbgcode.com was a seperate addon to pcb2gcode.ulp! The ulp (latest version 3.5.2.11) is the latest version of pcb2gcode and works very well as a stand alone product. You are not required to have the pcbgcode.com front end. If you search around the group, there have been some attempts at optimization, but I don't use them and therefore can't say how effective they are. I do use the auto leveling add on and it seems to work quite well (the R68 version) and all of this in Eagle 5.11.0. As others have said, if you use Eagle 6.x, there is a "fix" in the files for the changes in the math structure, but consider that as a beta at this time. I have not seen any feedback on how well it works. Art Country Bubba At 10:26 AM 11/20/2012, you wrote:
>I use pcb2gcode and there is both a yahoo group and a stand alone >phorum for it. It is an ULP addin to eagle and is freeware. > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcb-gcode/ > >and > ><http://www.pcbgcode.org/>http://www.pcbgcode.org/ > >HTH >Art >Country Bubba > > >At 09:43 AM 11/20/2012, you wrote: > >I am trying to convert my Eagle Board file to a Gcode to > >drill holes with my CNC mach. but I have been unable to > >contact anyone from PCBGCODE.com to get the latest version. > >Does it still exist or did they close up? In the mean time are there > >any suggestions of other inexpensive softwares I may use to do this? > >Thanks, > >RL
2012-11-21 by mark
I haven't really made it to milling circuit boards quite yet with my project but found this when I started getting closer. http://www.ofitselfso.com/LineGrinder/LineGrinder.php --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "RL" <rlrc2003@...> wrote:
> > I am trying to convert my Eagle Board file to a Gcode to > drill holes with my CNC mach. but I have been unable to > contact anyone from PCBGCODE.com to get the latest version. > Does it still exist or did they close up? In the mean time are there > any suggestions of other inexpensive softwares I may use to do this? > Thanks, > RL >
2012-11-23 by RL
Yes I have been a member of both groups for a while but had to put the idea of cutting a board with a CNC until I could build one. I have eched a few boards but I have allways drilled them by hand. Now I would like to use my CNC, but I still can't get the pcbgcode working yet. I found no file with a "fix", what file would it be in? I do have the set-up working but when I try to open the drilling files in Mach3 I get a error code on line one. Thanks. --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Art Eckstein <art.eckstein@...> wrote:
> > OOPS, just noticed your already a member of the yahoo group. Also, I > did not realize until after my previous post that pcbgcode.com was a > seperate addon to pcb2gcode.ulp! > > The ulp (latest version 3.5.2.11) is the latest version of pcb2gcode > and works very well as a stand alone product. You are not required to > have the pcbgcode.com front end. If you search around the group, > there have been some attempts at optimization, but I don't use them > and therefore can't say how effective they are. I do use the auto > leveling add on and it seems to work quite well (the R68 version) and > all of this in Eagle 5.11.0. > As others have said, if you use Eagle 6.x, there is a "fix" in the > files for the changes in the math structure, but consider that as a > beta at this time. I have not seen any feedback on how well it works. > > Art > Country Bubba > > At 10:26 AM 11/20/2012, you wrote: > >I use pcb2gcode and there is both a yahoo group and a stand alone > >phorum for it. It is an ULP addin to eagle and is freeware. > > > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcb-gcode/ > > > >and > > > ><http://www.pcbgcode.org/>http://www.pcbgcode.org/ > > > >HTH > >Art > >Country Bubba > > > > > >At 09:43 AM 11/20/2012, you wrote: > > >I am trying to convert my Eagle Board file to a Gcode to > > >drill holes with my CNC mach. but I have been unable to > > >contact anyone from PCBGCODE.com to get the latest version. > > >Does it still exist or did they close up? In the mean time are there > > >any suggestions of other inexpensive softwares I may use to do this? > > >Thanks, > > >RL >
2012-11-26 by Randall Morgan
Make sure your files begin and end with a percent symbol i.e: % or it is not valid cnc code. If you can show me the file I have some experience with Mach2/3, EMC2 and milling/machining for drilling pcbs. If I can view the file I may be able to find the errors for you if it is not a missing % symbol. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:41 PM, RL <rlrc2003@...> wrote: > ** > > > Yes I have been a member of both groups for a while but had > to put the idea of cutting a board with a CNC until I could > build one. I have eched a few boards but I have allways drilled them > by hand. Now I would like to use my CNC, but I still can't get the > pcbgcode working yet. > I found no file with a "fix", what file would it be in? > I do have the set-up working but when I try to open the drilling > files in Mach3 I get a error code on line one. > Thanks. > > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Art Eckstein <art.eckstein@...> > wrote: > > > > OOPS, just noticed your already a member of the yahoo group. Also, I > > did not realize until after my previous post that pcbgcode.com was a > > seperate addon to pcb2gcode.ulp! > > > > The ulp (latest version 3.5.2.11) is the latest version of pcb2gcode > > and works very well as a stand alone product. You are not required to > > have the pcbgcode.com front end. If you search around the group, > > there have been some attempts at optimization, but I don't use them > > and therefore can't say how effective they are. I do use the auto > > leveling add on and it seems to work quite well (the R68 version) and > > all of this in Eagle 5.11.0. > > As others have said, if you use Eagle 6.x, there is a "fix" in the > > files for the changes in the math structure, but consider that as a > > beta at this time. I have not seen any feedback on how well it works. > > > > Art > > Country Bubba > > > > At 10:26 AM 11/20/2012, you wrote: > > >I use pcb2gcode and there is both a yahoo group and a stand alone > > >phorum for it. It is an ULP addin to eagle and is freeware. > > > > > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcb-gcode/ > > > > > >and > > > > > ><http://www.pcbgcode.org/>http://www.pcbgcode.org/ > > > > > >HTH > > >Art > > >Country Bubba > > > > > > > > >At 09:43 AM 11/20/2012, you wrote: > > > >I am trying to convert my Eagle Board file to a Gcode to > > > >drill holes with my CNC mach. but I have been unable to > > > >contact anyone from PCBGCODE.com to get the latest version. > > > >Does it still exist or did they close up? In the mean time are there > > > >any suggestions of other inexpensive softwares I may use to do this? > > > >Thanks, > > > >RL > > > > > -- If you ask me if it can be done. The answer is YES, it can always be done. The correct questions however are... What will it cost, and how long will it take? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]