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Paul, don't know if this is a possibility but worth an email at least. I use a program for signmaking called vinylmaster. When I first started looking into building a cnc I emailed them because there...

It has been done. The Roland CAMM3 was a desktop milling machine that worked with HPGL because Roland primarily made pen plotters and had HPGL drivers well sorted. They didn't want to go back to...

Having done a little reading, it would seem GD and VS are non-standard extensions for a specific but otherwise "unspecified" machine. The use of Vectric Cut-2D and the HPGL PU/PD command would, I...

I'd be surprised if you can. The 'z-control' on hpgl is for plotters and is pen up/pen down, the commands being:

PU (Pen Up): Executes <current pen> pen then moves to the requested position if...

Paul,

First off the good news, you don't have to buy a program to do what you want.
there are loads of free ones out there that will do all you need.

One good free program is Draftsight, do a...

Serif's Drawplus is a useful and accurate vector drawing tool with multiple export options, including DXF.

There's a free version here:
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Don't think I can offer anything else at this point, they look to have a unique system and a web search found someone in Israel with one and he was having similar problems which did not seem to get...

Sounds like an impressive bit of kit then with 3~ 3hp spindle and encoders.
I wondered if they were servo's but a quick search shows the hy200 is about a 300 oz in stepper and the PH is about a 135...

No worries i'm not an expert either but there always ways round things. the two options i see you have is either convert your code? or change the machine control software? have you looked at either...

Paul

I see you have been on the Vectis forum too, question do you really need to use HPGL?

Cambam would do what your describing - just download the free edition. You shouldn't need the paying one:

http://www.cambam.info/



Definately not. USB wont do the accurate timings that's...

Sorry, can't help, the reason I asked for photos was that if it had generic boards in then there was a chance someone local on the board might be able to help.
However looking at the pics you posted...