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EXPORT X,Y locations-coordinates as text (circle centerpoints) - TO use for manual G coding
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circuit7  
#1 Posted : Friday, May 29, 2015 9:59:51 PM(UTC)
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If I draw a randomly spaced set of circles in Viacad 9...is there a way to export the locations of the center points as text locations "x,y"

In some cases I don't want to use a CAM program, I'd rather have a list of the x,y points and use them to write G code by hand....
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rockyroad_us  
#2 Posted : Saturday, May 30, 2015 4:43:07 PM(UTC)
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I figured I try this but no go. Under the Verify Menu there's a properties command that brings out an ascii option but that doesn't work with mines as nothing gets saved. I'm on a mac running sharkfx. I believe that same command is in viacad.

There's also a check objects under verify menu which brings up a save as button but the file created is empty. I'm not sure what is supposed to save when you hit save as.

Tim can you verify this.
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Tim Olson  
#3 Posted : Saturday, May 30, 2015 9:42:28 PM(UTC)
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>>is there a way to export the locations of the center points as text locations "x,y"


Try the Area 2D Data Set from the Windows :Attributes and BOM Tool. Then do a Export BOM. This resulting text file will contain the x, y CG which is the center of a circle.

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murray  
#4 Posted : Saturday, May 30, 2015 10:04:14 PM(UTC)
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dxf files are quite readable for this opened in a text editor. You've got x,y cords of the centre and the radius, not too hard to make it out.
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Tim Olson  
#5 Posted : Saturday, May 30, 2015 10:49:23 PM(UTC)
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>>dxf files are quite readable

Yup! If this is a top view (no transform used) you can search for Circle where the codes:

10 = x
20 = y
30 = z
40 = radius

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