Planet cnc software - layers

[johnsattuk]

The depth is what it says it is, itworks from the start level, which is usually the top face of the workpiece. When it generates the Gcode you will see negative no's. Be careful if setting depth with a start level value as it drives the Z axis the sum of the two

[ravihotwok]

i see,

im going toi purchase the license late

just doing another tag with some new setting just with the cad - dxf - planet method.

believe it or not I found the estlecam a bit tricky when I just had a quick go, kept selecting things multiple time lol

Once ive got a few mins this evening I shall post up some pics and if you dont mind please talk me through it if thats ok chaps :-)

[johnsattuk]

believe it or not I found the estlecam a bit tricky when I just had a quick go, kept selecting things multiple time lol

Once you have selected an operation ie: 'a part' it will keep selecting every time you click, I usually go to 'select' in between operations.

I think you would find most other programs more tricky than Estlcam, it does have it's own little quirks but so do most others

[ravihotwok]

i see, I have a lot of text, but i have had to explode it in autocad due to the font so there is shed loads of items to select :-(