CorelDRAW X6 Laser cutting from AutoCAD drawing using CorelDRAW

Laser cutting from AutoCAD drawing using CorelDRAW

I often import dwg and dxf files from autocad to corel draw for cutting with my epilog laser. can you tell me what is the best way to prepare the geometry for cutting? I don't want the machine to jump around making the cuts in the order it was drawn in the autocad. Are there some things that can be done so that the laser will recognize the shapes as a continuous cut? Thanks

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Ronny Axelsson over 7 years ago

I have a macro that will stack objects from selection order, i.e. you select the objects one at a time and then run the macro, and the objects will be stacked in that (or reversed) order. Works great.

Problem is that I don't know where I got it from, and since the object code is locked it doesn't feel right to share it publicly without permission.

Maybe the author reads this and recognizes it? It is called SM_ob_order.gms
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Jeff Harrison over 7 years ago in reply to Ronny Axelsson

Ronny Axelsson said:
Maybe the author reads this and recognizes it? It is called SM_ob_order.gms

Here it is: http://macromonster.com/product/shelbys-object-order-tab-creator-for-laser-cutters/
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brentj over 7 years ago in reply to Jeff Harrison

Thank you all! ...this macro should be what I need. Any tips on installing on x6 and how to use it, or is it self explanatory. I'm a autocad and mastercam guy trapped in an epilog and coreldraw world all of a sudden.
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Jeff Harrison over 7 years ago in reply to brentj

brentj said:
Thank you all! ...this macro should be what I need. Any tips on installing on x6 and how to use it, or is it self explanatory?
Some general install instructions are here.
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Ronny Axelsson over 7 years ago in reply to Jeff Harrison

You are probably right, Jeff, "SM" sounds like it could be Shelby Moore.
Haven't got the whole macro set though, only the object order part.
The GSM seems to be created back in 2008.
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brentj over 7 years ago in reply to Jeff Harrison

Jeff, I got my object order macro zip file but do not have access to my appdata and subsequent folders to put them in. How do I install the files? Once I have access to my appdata do I put all the different individual gms tab width files and the 0,0 to upper left file all in the same folder? I also noticed I don't have access to macros under cntl j customization part of corel either. Is this also because of the hidden folders or am I missing something with my coreldraw. I have a full version of x6. Thanks Brent
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Jeff Harrison over 7 years ago in reply to brentj

This page has some install resources.

Copy the GMS files (not the whole downloaded zip file) in the User GMS folder;

C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Roaming\Corel\Graphics13\14\15\16\17\18\Draw\GMS

Or another place:

C:\Program Files\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3\X4\X5\X6\Draw\GMS

Also... go into options and UNcheck "delay load VBA"

if you are unable to run any macros, maybe you didn't install VBA at all - then you'd need to do that from the X6 install DVD. Normally it's installed by default.
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