Hi Larry
It's true the Designer software will not import all file formats but you need think why,,,,it's like a Ford and Chev.thing in away...they spend tons of money making the software and getting to work right and to add code for the DXF, STL, and g-code files it maybe a hard one to justify not to say anything about the owner(s) of the DXF, STL, file formats they may not like someone using their code...without paying for it...
and as you know the Designer software is free with the machine and that's hard to beat most charge extra for the software to run the CNC machines.
You may want to check in on the
http://www.carvewright.com/forum/ some one on the forum may have a fix for it...it's a long shot but maybe..
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Originally Posted by LarryH I have been a casual woodworker for many years. I have recently acquired a Compucarve (Carvewright) CNC router and am in the process of learning to use it. So far I have less than five hours routing time on the machine and all the cuts so far have been in MDF.
I have found that the Designer software that comes with the router is not as versatile as the software packages that I use with my Taig CNC mill. The Designer software will not import any of the designs that I have done in my CAD-CAM software: DXF, STL, and g-code files can't be imported. Designer will import JPG and other graphic format files.
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