Fireshare. converting dxf to tap file . How do you do it?

Downloaded a couple of the fireshare items for my first projects. I unzipped them and they are dxf. Gcode folder has tap files. How do i convert the dxf to tap files? Or What should i be doing? Thanks Jim

The DXF file is the design file.

You need to create a file in Fusion 360, create a Sketch, Insert the DXF file and then switch from Model view to CAM view. Then you’ll need to define a Setup and a toolpath telling it how you want things cut. Finally, you run the Post Processor in Fusion to generate the G-Code that Mach 3 will be using.

Langmuir has a series of videos that will walk you through these steps one at a time with a practice part (their architectural plate). Once you do that, you just repeat those steps except using the project you downloaded instead.

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