Anillam 6000 Dxf Problem

[Mike Gates from Barefoot CNC]

Have a customer with a Friar machine with Anillam 6000 control. When he brings in a MCAM X dxf file to let the controlconvert it to code it will not read the dxf. Friar has told him the geometry has no thickness and can't read it. I know you can make geometry wider but Iknkow of no way to make it thicker and neither did QC. Has anybody out there had this problem? And if so did you figure out a solution?

 

Thanks in advanced for any help?

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Mike,

Any way I can see the unreadable DXF file? Maybe I can make a recommendation or two?

[Mike Gates from Barefoot CNC]

Let me get a copy coming and I'll send it to you as quick as I get it.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

if and when you get it, just email it directly to me ([email protected]). It's not really a bug in Mastercam (at least that I can tell) so there's no need to add to QC's pile.

[Mike Gates from Barefoot CNC]

Pete,

You have mail.

[gavetta]

What type of geometry is it (splines/lines/arcs)?I remember something one time about the control not being able to read a spline maybe but that was a few years ago at another shop where we ran into that. I'm currently at a different place so can't verify that. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Probably not much help but....

[Mike Gates from Barefoot CNC]

He said it would read lines fine but would not read arcs.

[Reverend Turk]

We have a Friar with the same controller. Why doesn't he just let MCX convert to code through the post and then feed it to the machine. What would be the reason for the machine to convert it to code?

[Mike Gates from Barefoot CNC]

I think since it's new they want to see everything working correctly. It may be that is what has to happen but I would like to try and see if we can figure out what is going on for future reference to other customers and others here if they run into it.

[nofalloff]

I just ordered a fryer with that same control so I am interested in this too. I have also had problems with MC exporting DXF files. We have 3 seats of mill but for some reason the 3 CNC lathes are run from an ancient copy of OneCNC. When ever I need to do turning work I have to export geometry I derive form surface models, put it on a floppy (because OneCNC isn’t bass ackward enough they have to have it on the only computer not on the LAN) and sneaker net it over to the turning centers. I have never been able to figure out why DXF files from MC don’t work. AutoCAD DXFs work fine. I can output from MC as an IGES and it will work ok providing I make sure the geometry is supper clean. Converting splines to arcs helps but guarantees nothing.