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Autocad to Excell or Access

Autocad to Excell or Access

Autocad to Excell or Access

(OP)

Hello there

I'm trying to get drawing data extracted into spreadsheet or database form.  I have using copy and paste with the "LIST" command, but that requires too much manipulation to get in to a format I can use

The ultimate goal is to find an easiy way to go from Drawing to CNC format; in this case a lathe program.  the lathe in question does not recognize the G70 series, so all of the cuts have to be programmed.

So -  AutoCad Drawing to Excell or Access format as painless as possible

Draftingrus

RE: Autocad to Excell or Access

I was thinking of constructing toolpaths as polylines, and writing those to a DXF file, then massaging that into a G-code file...  but somewhere you need to convert Y dimensions in AutoCAD into diameters as X coordinates in the G-codes.  X coordinates in AutoCAD would convert directly to Z dimensions in G code space.

Have you tried any of the cheap/ freeware/ shareware CAD to CNC converters?

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

RE: Autocad to Excell or Access

(OP)

The problem of converting y values into xnx x values (and doubled for diameters rather than radius is a snap in excell or access..... getting the information into a format that works easily ..... seems to be the rub.

I haven't tried the converters or AutoCNC - guess I need to continue the quest

Thanks

RE: Autocad to Excell or Access

Hi Guys,

You might try these guys somewhere in the AutoCAD/Software section of the forums they might be able to help: CNCZone

HTH
Todd

RE: Autocad to Excell or Access

If you save the toolpaths in a DXF file, it should be possible to extract the core of that (the coordinates) and convert them to a .csv file with AWK or another scripting language.

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

RE: Autocad to Excell or Access

(OP)


Hey Mike

I don't know if you go to cnczone, but there is a guy that has worked out a vbasic program that works inside of AutoCad converting plines into G-Code.  I have not tried it yet.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8226&page=5

 AC2GCv038.zip (228.1 KB, 288 views) is the file


RE: Autocad to Excell or Access

Thanks.  I better write that down in case I need it.

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

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