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Chapter 10 / File Creation and KCam

Load the bmp file into Profiler by clicking Load Picture fro m the File
dropdow n menu. Set th e number of overlapping passes you wa nt
using the two sliding buttons at the lower left of th e screen.
Indicate w hether you want the too l paths to cut on the x-axis or
y-axis, or both. You can have Profiler offset you r G-code to com-
pensate for the tool you are using. Tell Profi ler the size of the area
that you wish to mi ll. Set the depth of cut yo u want to make and
the cutter diameter. The Feed and Speed op tions can be disregard-
ed. W hen finished. click the Make NC button. I used a 1/2-inch
cutter diameter for this test to keep the lin es of G-code to a mini-
mum . See the result in Figure 10.28.

Figure 10.28
ACME Profiler6
generates G-code.

Open the File dropdown menu and chose th e Save CNC button.
name you r fil e w ith a .GC extensio n so that KCam has no trouble
recognizing it. To use this file in KCam. open the File dropdown
menu and click the Open G-Code File button. locate your file and
select it . then click Open. Figure 10.29 dep icts how the file profil-
er6.gc looks fro m the top. An isomet ric view of the plot is shown
in Figure 10.30.

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