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#pcb-gcode-wizard #version101/April 2012 #pcb-gcode-wizard

 

Hello,

A long time ago I found and downloaded a free version of the pcb gcode wizard executable program. I remember I sent a big complicated ngc g-code file to test the stability, then I purchased the license for the pcb-gcode-wizard executable program. The serial number I received is 1042.? I no longer have the e-mail with the conversation.
But I still use this program and it does wonderful work. I can sort the CNC "jumps", it shorts a lot of time. I even milled a big double-sided PCB which took me 28 hours per side using the sorted g-code output (search "" for "the pertec whisperer" to see the result).

I noticed the executable program - in its freeware version - is no longer available anywhere. The website became "[email protected]"... and there is no trace of that program. Just the name and the documentation on some github address. So I would like to ask - did it evolve into something better or is it a dead project?

Thank you.
 

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I also purchased a license for this program and found it useful for cleaning up some “extra” routing paths etc. However, I am unable to get it to run on Windows 10 so it has been useless since upgrading from Win 7. Like you I have found no recent trace of the program or its author. I would be interested if you find any replacement. I use a gcode viewer and editor called Discriminator which can be used to manually eliminate such things as the border isolation trace. It is also very useful for viewing the gcode and observing the tool path at various speeds.

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John

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Vasile Buruiana via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2023 3:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [pcbgcode] #pcb-gcode-wizard #version101/April 2012

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Hello,

?

A long time ago I found and downloaded a free version of the pcb gcode wizard executable program. I remember I sent a big complicated ngc g-code file to test the stability, then I purchased the license for the pcb-gcode-wizard executable program. The serial number I received is 1042.? I no longer have the e-mail with the conversation.

But I still use this program and it does wonderful work. I can sort the CNC "jumps", it shorts a lot of time. I even milled a big double-sided PCB which took me 28 hours per side using the sorted g-code output (search "" for "the pertec whisperer" to see the result).

?

I noticed the executable program - in its freeware version - is no longer available anywhere. The website became "[email protected]"... and there is no trace of that program. Just the name and the documentation on some github address. So I would like to ask - did it evolve into something better or is it a dead project?

?

Thank you.
 

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Sorry to hear you all have lost support of this program.?
pcbgcode.com isn’t my website. In a moment of being overly generous, I agreed to allowing whomever registered pcbgcode.com to do so. I wasn’t involved with anything he created and sold, and didn’t receive any compensation from him.?

My web address is pcbgcode.org, which forwards to the groups.io address.?

I would like to get the pcbgcode.com registration, if anyone has contact with the owner.?

Regards,
JJ


On Jan 1, 2024, at 9:56?AM, John Blanchard <john@...> wrote:

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I also purchased a license for this program and found it useful for cleaning up some “extra” routing paths etc. However, I am unable to get it to run on Windows 10 so it has been useless since upgrading from Win 7. Like you I have found no recent trace of the program or its author. I would be interested if you find any replacement. I use a gcode viewer and editor called Discriminator which can be used to manually eliminate such things as the border isolation trace. It is also very useful for viewing the gcode and observing the tool path at various speeds.

?

John

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Vasile Buruiana via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2023 3:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [pcbgcode] #pcb-gcode-wizard #version101/April 2012

?

Hello,

?

A long time ago I found and downloaded a free version of the pcb gcode wizard executable program. I remember I sent a big complicated ngc g-code file to test the stability, then I purchased the license for the pcb-gcode-wizard executable program. The serial number I received is 1042.? I no longer have the e-mail with the conversation.

But I still use this program and it does wonderful work. I can sort the CNC "jumps", it shorts a lot of time. I even milled a big double-sided PCB which took me 28 hours per side using the sorted g-code output (search "" for "the pertec whisperer" to see the result).

?

I noticed the executable program - in its freeware version - is no longer available anywhere. The website became "[email protected]"... and there is no trace of that program. Just the name and the documentation on some github address. So I would like to ask - did it evolve into something better or is it a dead project?

?

Thank you.
 

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Okay, I’m confused.?
It looks like I own pcbgcode.com now.?
Not sure if the previous owner transferred it to me, or how that happened.?
Either way, that’s a good thing ?

Also, Happy New Year to you all!

Regards,
JJ

On Jan 1, 2024, at 10:19?AM, John Johnson <john@...> wrote:

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Sorry to hear you all have lost support of this program.?
pcbgcode.com isn’t my website. In a moment of being overly generous, I agreed to allowing whomever registered pcbgcode.com to do so. I wasn’t involved with anything he created and sold, and didn’t receive any compensation from him.?

My web address is pcbgcode.org, which forwards to the groups.io address.?

I would like to get the pcbgcode.com registration, if anyone has contact with the owner.?

Regards,
JJ


On Jan 1, 2024, at 9:56?AM, John Blanchard <john@...> wrote:

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I also purchased a license for this program and found it useful for cleaning up some “extra” routing paths etc. However, I am unable to get it to run on Windows 10 so it has been useless since upgrading from Win 7. Like you I have found no recent trace of the program or its author. I would be interested if you find any replacement. I use a gcode viewer and editor called Discriminator which can be used to manually eliminate such things as the border isolation trace. It is also very useful for viewing the gcode and observing the tool path at various speeds.

?

John

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Vasile Buruiana via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2023 3:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [pcbgcode] #pcb-gcode-wizard #version101/April 2012

?

Hello,

?

A long time ago I found and downloaded a free version of the pcb gcode wizard executable program. I remember I sent a big complicated ngc g-code file to test the stability, then I purchased the license for the pcb-gcode-wizard executable program. The serial number I received is 1042.? I no longer have the e-mail with the conversation.

But I still use this program and it does wonderful work. I can sort the CNC "jumps", it shorts a lot of time. I even milled a big double-sided PCB which took me 28 hours per side using the sorted g-code output (search "" for "the pertec whisperer" to see the result).

?

I noticed the executable program - in its freeware version - is no longer available anywhere. The website became "[email protected]"... and there is no trace of that program. Just the name and the documentation on some github address. So I would like to ask - did it evolve into something better or is it a dead project?

?

Thank you.
 

I did not lose support. I still have it and it does the same perfect job it has been doing for years. It still works fine even in Windows10. lt also runs in *nix using wine environment. You only need to find the 32-bit richtx32.ocx file and place it in the same directory as the executable file. I can upload my .ocx somewhere if you wish.
????? With the sorted output, the current board I am working on will take around 26 hours per side to finish. I can't even imagine how much time it would take without the sorted/optimized output so - as old as it is - this piece of treasure is still one of the greatest tools in my arsenal: it saves me A LOT of time.

???? I just wish to know if the project advanced with some more options, for example:
- sort the moving path for drill files - it's a nightmare when I have around 2000 holes of the same diameter;
- manually add touch plate probe directives to the plotted surface;
- "paint" new lines to the plotted surface;
- can it be compiled for *linux or *BSD, to avoid installing 8 gigabytes of "wine environment" just to be able to run it?

Thank you for the "Discriminator g-code viewer and editor" tip. I think it is from here:?


On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 5:19?PM John Johnson <john@...> wrote:
Sorry to hear you all have lost support of this program.?
isn’t my website. In a moment of being overly generous, I agreed to allowing whomever registered to do so. I wasn’t involved with anything he created and sold, and didn’t receive any compensation from him.?

My web address is , which forwards to the address.?

I would like to get the registration, if anyone has contact with the owner.?

Regards,
JJ


On Jan 1, 2024, at 9:56?AM, John Blanchard <john@...> wrote:

?

I also purchased a license for this program and found it useful for cleaning up some “extra” routing paths etc. However, I am unable to get it to run on Windows 10 so it has been useless since upgrading from Win 7. Like you I have found no recent trace of the program or its author. I would be interested if you find any replacement. I use a gcode viewer and editor called Discriminator which can be used to manually eliminate such things as the border isolation trace. It is also very useful for viewing the gcode and observing the tool path at various speeds.

?

John

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Vasile Buruiana via
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2023 3:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [pcbgcode] #pcb-gcode-wizard #version101/April 2012

?

Hello,

?

A long time ago I found and downloaded a free version of the pcb gcode wizard executable program. I remember I sent a big complicated ngc g-code file to test the stability, then I purchased the license for the pcb-gcode-wizard executable program. The serial number I received is 1042.? I no longer have the e-mail with the conversation.

But I still use this program and it does wonderful work. I can sort the CNC "jumps", it shorts a lot of time. I even milled a big double-sided PCB which took me 28 hours per side using the sorted g-code output (search "" for "the pertec whisperer" to see the result).

?

I noticed the executable program - in its freeware version - is no longer available anywhere. The website became "[email protected]"... and there is no trace of that program. Just the name and the documentation on some github address. So I would like to ask - did it evolve into something better or is it a dead project?

?

Thank you.

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