[Coco] Another SDC Case Attempt

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 07 November 2014 00:47:12 tim lindner did opine
And Gene did reply:
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> > Is the gcode (rs274d) to drive a real milling machine in this
> > archive?
> 
> No. you'll have to use your own software to create the gcode.
> 
> > Downloaded, Thanks Tim and no machine driver code.  Now ghostscript
> > can display the .eps files ok, but what the heck is an .ai file?  I
> > can't get mc's hex viewer to show me more that 2 bytes of a 600k
> > file.  Doesn't report an error, just doesn't do it.
> 
> An AI files is an Adobe Illustrator file. It's also a PDF file.
> 
> > I could probably make that out of lexan (with a new carbide mill,
> > that stuff is TOUGH! and some standoffs.  But what do I do with an
> > .ai file?
> 
> It's my native file. With all the layered goodness. Only the basic
> shape is in the EPS.
> 
> > We have tracing programs that can generate gcode, but I'd have to ask
> > on the linuxcnc list if we have something that can read an .eps and
> > make std milling machine code out of it.
> 
> Yup... you will.

Done, thanks Tim. 
> --
> tim lindner


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