If you’re using Mach3, you can use one of the built-in script wizards, ‘Rectangular Pocket’ I think would suit this purpose best.
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Otherwise, not difficult to write the code yourself, something like this (doing this from my head so please check before actually running anything based on this):
G0 X0 Y0 ; rapid move to start point
G1 Z-0.01 Fnnnn ; lower tool to cutting depth (nnnn is the feed rate, in mm/minute or mm/second whichever appropriate for your machine)
G1 X100 ; mill the first ‘x’ leg
G1 Y1 ; move the tool by half the diameter
G1 X0 ; mill the second leg
G1 Y2;
G1 X100
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That will mill an area 100mm by whatever your final Y value is (+ tool radius), at a depth of 0.01mm. Hope this is useful…
From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christian Robert Adzic Sent: 25 November 2018 18:48 To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [pcbgcode] How to etch a powerplane with pcb-gcode? #etch
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Hi!
Thanks for the advice, I'm new in this stuff and I'm relaying to software created/converted gcode sources. Can you pls send me some example? how you managed the problem?
You don't need to make a complex think just a few steps of code so I can figure out what is doing.
Actually, I like your idea how you solved the problem.
