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lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« on: January 04, 2009, 01:35:44 PM »
Hello,

I'm new to cnc so please bear with me. I'm having trouble loading an elipse shape to mach 3. I have discovered how to display a true arc (without thye straight lines) but lazycam only uploads about a third of the full elipse. Even I think this sounds like a novice problem but can anyone help?

Best regards

John

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Re: lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2009, 03:26:28 PM »
John,

Can you possibly upload the LCAM and DXF files here so that someone can look at these for you?

Name them something weird like your screen name and some random numbers so forum will accept it.

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Re: lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2009, 03:34:00 PM »
Dave,
What's the code limitations of Mach and LazyCam and I also remember that if a circle or elipse is fragmented /
broken into small segments you get a lot of code and sometimes if it's loop it count's it like it's a lot of code.
RICH

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Re: lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2009, 03:36:26 PM »
Good question, Rich, I can not remember----  ???

Dave

EDIT: sorry, had a brain fart, I don't think there are any limitaions for LazyCam, you just won't get pocketing and offsetting without the Pro Version.
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Re: lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2009, 04:53:20 PM »
Dave,

Thanks for taking an interest. I've attached a LC file and the file LC produced to send to M3.

Thanks

John

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Re: lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2009, 05:00:39 PM »
Can you post the dxf, John?

Thanks,
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Re: lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2009, 05:03:09 PM »
Reason I ask you to post the dxf is because of the screenshot I'm getting of your elipse.

It's not very smooth at all.

What CAD are you using to draw?

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Re: lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2009, 05:07:29 PM »
Dave,

dxf attached

Thanks

John
Re: lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2009, 05:09:26 PM »
Dave,

I'm using AutyoCad 2008 but saving the file in dxf ver 12

John
Re: lazy cam loading full elipse to mach 3
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2009, 05:15:55 PM »
Dave,

that should read AutoCAD. sorry. The drawing seems to have good smoothing when opened in AutoCAd and in LC. Its just that you only get approx a third of the elipse in the mach 3 toolpath screen?

John