Abra CNC ENGRAVER 01, Manual

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5.2- GCAM SVG to G-CODE
This section is designed to simply show you how to convert SVG into NC for you
CNC Machine.
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Download the SVG image you wish to mill. If you have a PNG or JPEG, they
must be converted into SVG as SVG is a vector image that has coordinates for
each line. Feel free to watch online tutorials using inkscape (a free software)
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Once you have the desired SVG image, open GCAM as new project.
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The settings in new project will be the following:
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Project Name: [give any name you want]
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Base unit: mm
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Material type: [foam, plastic or wood] cannot do [steel or aluminium]
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Material Size: [length, width and depth in mm] If you want to cut through
set the depth height, if you want to engrave set a depth smaller than
materials’ actual thickness.
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Material Origin: depends on if you want to cut the material from corner or
center [recommend corner as 0 0 0]
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Traverse height (Z): 1.27
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End Mill: T05 – 0.2mm v-tip
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Machine: Taig
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Click File > Import SVG paths
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Select the image
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Once imported on select the template order on the bottom by left clicking to
highlight it.
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Edit by scaling, rotating or transforming the object on the given workspace until
satisfied.
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You may need to resize the coordinates, if you svg was larger than the material
length. Click Edit > Project Settings to do so. You cannot change the depth, this
requires creating a new project.
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After completion, select Render > Final part to see the final version of the object.
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After final verification, click File>Export G-Code
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Export G-Code as the following settings:
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Format: EMC
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Drilling Using: Canned Cycles (G8x)
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Pocketing Strategy: Traditional 3D raster
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Click apply and save as your preferred name with .NC as the final extension.