Dxf or g code which is better????

[bob]

just wondering. i can save files in gcode or dxf. i notice that some of my dxf files dont seem to run the right size that i programmed and some lines seem offset from where they should be. does shopbot run gcode file more accurately??? can dxf files be translated incorrectly?? thanks

[Bri]

What are you useing to creat your drawoings? Auto_Cad? I have used Auto-Cad 2000 to do the drawings with router-cim 8.0 doing the conversion to g-code. I save the files in dfx but run my machine with g code. a dfx file is a different breed of cat from a g code file.

[bob]

i am using a generic cad program dont know the name but it saves it in dxf. bottom line would the g code translate more accurately than converting dxf.

[rgengrave@aol.com]

Bob get Turbocads free download verison 2 and make a dxf and try that.

http://www.turbocad.com/

Ron V