S O F T W A R E T O O L S
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Software Tools
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Galil Motion Control, Inc.
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800-377-6329
CAD-TO-DMC
AUTOCAD TRANSLATION
CAD-to-DMC is a software tool that
translates AutoCAD or equivalent
.DXF files into controller motion com-
mands. The designer draws the two-
dimensional motion path using
AutoCAD or the included AutoSketch
System Requirement
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512 K bytes available memory
F E A T U R E S
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Translates AutoCAD
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or equiva-
lent .DXF file to .DMC con-
troller file
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AutoSketch® software included
for drawing motion path
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Translates two-dimensional con-
tours including lines and arcs
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Can specify continuous or stop-
start motion along motion path
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Translates motion dependent
I/O events
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User-definable text macros can
be defined on the CAD drawing
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Tool-offset feature
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Allows specification of first and
last motion segments and path-
order numbers
Description
software and then uses the translator to
obtain a DMC command file. Text
Macros, which call for specific opera-
tions along the path, can be incorpo-
rated in the drawing.
This drawing is a motion descrip-
tion for an engraving machine. The
line type directives form two func-
tions. The cutting head is raised
and lowered by the Z axis, and the
motion mode is changed. The
curves operate in STOP_Mode so
that large accelerations do not
occur at the sharp corners in the
letters. SMOOTH_Mode is used
for the traverse because the lines
and arcs connect smoothly.
Tool offsets can be incor-
porated into the path.
This drawing shows how line seg-
ments and arcs can be connected to
make a continuous path. The draw-
ing incorporates FIRST and LAST
text directives to indicate the starting
and ending point.
