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e14 Contributor over 15 years ago

Ben, You showed us how to make a cnc that can run G code. but how do we go from Acad or Illustrator to G code? What program/ proccess do you use.

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http://www.instructables.com/id/Pocket-laser-engraver/ in this instructible you can see how a gcode sender works im not sure if this will work for your application but it might be a good start especially since its derived from vector images that illustrator produces
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http://www.instructables.com/id/Pocket-laser-engraver/ in this instructible you can see how a gcode sender works im not sure if this will work for your application but it might be a good start especially since its derived from vector images that illustrator produces
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