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Chapter 10 / File Creation and KCam

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fer on the table. but KCam w ill assume that the table remains
defined by the dimensions you entered in the Table Setup window
and that the tool is at the lower left corner. This is handy if you
wa nt to make a coup le of something from one piece of material
without rewriti ng the G-code or generat ing anoth er file that has
mul ti ple parts to import. Just jog above the first series of cut s. zero
the machine. and run the prog ram again,

Keam File Requirements

Now that your machine is working. yo u wi ll need to generate files
that w il l be opened or imported by KCam. KCam wil l open G-code
files directly and import DXF. Exellon, HPGL. or Gerber file types
(see Figure 10.6).
Let's start w ith the G- code, W hen KCam imports a fil e. the pro -
gram translate s and generates the G-c ode that represents the
image of the imported file, It all boils down to G-code. So what is
G-code? Simply put, G-code is a set of commands that tell the
control software w here to send the tool and w hat to do w hen it
gets there. After interp reting the G-code. the softwa re will send

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