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It is important to be able to open a file and determine first, if it actually is a drill file, and second what information it contains and what might be missing. |
M71 M71 = millimeters % % = start of data G05 drill mode (as opposed to route mode) T001 T = tool select followed by tool number X018600Y016200 X,Y = drill coordinates X018600Y020200 X018600Y018200 X018600Y022200 X018600Y024200 X018600Y026200 X018600Y028200 X018600Y030200 X018600Y032200 X018600Y034200 X018600Y036200 X018600Y038200 X018600Y040200 X018600Y042200 X018600Y044200 X018600Y046200 . . M00 M00 = stop program (or M30 stop & rewind) In the above file it is clear that neither leading nor trailing zeros have been suppressed. One cannot tell the exact format of the data but you can tell that the sum must = 6. so the format could be 2.4 or 3.3 or 4.2. If you have some idea of the extents of the board you can eliminate one or more of the possibilities. In this particular example the correct format is 3.3. The tool select command, T includes a tool number but does not include the diameter defintion. If you see a "C" in the tool command, the value that follows the C is the tool diameter. T001C0.050indicates that this is tool #1 and it has an 0.050 diameter tool. |
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