Radius to end of arc differs from radius to start on line number ##

[Armenias]

Good morning everyone, and thanks for any help you will be able to bring to me..

I meet a problem using Mach3 mill, when I load some gcode files using arcs, Mach3 gives me the error written in the title.

I read some similars topics, and tried to change IJ mode to "Inc" instead of "Absolute", but everytime I import my DXF file, the IJ mode switch automatically in "Absolute"..

Can you help me ?


Thanks a lot.

William

[BR549]

CHange the settings in your CAM program to ONLY use incremental IJK  OR make sure it includes the Gcode call to switch the Function at the machine from Inc to Abs.

Inc IJK is the normal approach.

Hope that helps, (;-) TP

[Armenias]

Okay, that sounds good, I use SolidWorks to make my DXF's files.  I'll try to find any solution on it ..

Thank you

[BR549]

(;-) THE dxf file is NOT the cut file (Gcode) you have to change the way the CAM program interprets the dxf when it converts it to Gcode. Set it to ONLY use INC IJK.

Hope that helps, (;-) TP

[Armenias]

I do not undersdand,

I make my DXF file on solidworks,  import it to Mach3 and I generate Gcode with Mach3 ..

So I set mach3 to INC, but it does'nt work !

I am sorry if I am missing something ..

[BR549]

MACH3 itself cannot generate gcode from a DXF file. UNLESS you are talking about a very early Mach2 version where it could import and convert a dxf.

The normal path to gcode is

CAD(dxf)  --->  CAM(Gcode) ------>  Mach3

The cad is where you create the drawing and export it as a DXF, such as "NewPart.dxf"

The cam is where it takes the DXF and converts it into a Gcode FIle such as "NewPart.tap" ( THiS is where you need to set the CAM to only use INC IJK when it creates the Gcode file)

Mach3 takes the Gcode and runs the Gcode and makes the newpart.

(;-) TP

[Armenias]

Okay thank you very much ...

I still don't understand why Mach3 allows users to import DXF files...


Let's find a good cam ..


Thank you again !

[BR549]

Are you refering perhaps to LAZY CAM that comes with mach3?

(;-)TP

[Armenias]

Exactly ... thank you.. I thoughr I understood all  with loading directly DXF files... I think I have to restart since the beginning, using lazycam makes wrong or unfinished pieces..

Thank you

[BR549]

(;-) Lcam uses the standard INC ijk convention for arcs.  I am not sure how they are getting mixed up in your Gcode files.

Could be another program changes the Setting via Gcode and then when you go back to a regular file it is backwards.

(;-) TP