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Revise fluidnc starting and tool change code
Revise fluidnc starting and tool change code, add layout vid.
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### Climb vs. Conventional Milling
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For the most part you always want to Climb mill. The edge of the cutter starts with a large bite and ends small, reducing deflection, work hardening, and heat retention.
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For the most part you always want to Conventional Mill. The edge of the cutter starts with a small bite and ends large. But sometimes Climb milling works better, test cuts are your friend.
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!!! note "Conventional milling"
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[![pic](../img/old/2017/09/blog_conventional-climb-milling2.jpg){: loading=lazy width="200"}]( http://www.harveyperformance.com/in-the-loupe/conventional-vs-climb-milling/)
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G10 L20 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 (set current location to zero, survives reboot)
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G0 X10 Y10 F2000 (move to probing location)
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M0 (MSG Attach probe)
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G0 X10 Y10 F2000 (move to probing location, match first location)
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M63 P1 (turn off pin 27)
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G0 X10 Y10 F2000 (move to probing location, match first location)
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#### Estlcam Gcode
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#### Estlcam Post Processing Gcode
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Here where the above snippets would go in EstlCAM. It would look similar in other programs.
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![!pic](../img/old/2018/06/start.jpg){: loading=lazy width="400"}
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![!pic](../img/old/2018/06/Change.jpg){: loading=lazy width="400"}
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![!pic](../img/old/2018/06/End.jpg){: loading=lazy width="400"}
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### CAD to DXF to Gcode
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This videos shows a quick example of a CAD to CAM workflow.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ywz0oVOAgOo?si=T_sw7ztZTOH8Ca7K" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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## Post Processors
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When making Gcode with your CAM program it outputs raw coordinates, speeds, and a few other

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