Draw

Definition

D distance[,heading]

D	Draw command
distance	Distance in working units to draw line in the direction of the current heading.
heading	optional range -360 to [+]360 sets the heading relative to the current heading.

Usage

Draw straight lines on the current heading of the specified distance. Draw is used to cut material and create G01 moves when translated to g-code.

Example

Enter the following into the Shape Description Area:

d 1
h 90
d 1
h 90
d 1
h 90
d 1
h 90

which will produce the following display in the Shape Display Area.



Let's examine what happened here. The first "d1" drew a line in the direction of the heading indicator. The "h90" caused the heading indicator to turn 90 degrees clockwise. The next "d1" drew a line in the direction of the heading indicator. This second line is at a right angle to the first line due to the change in heading. The second line started from where the first line ended.