Hello,

i cut kite boards on a software that give me a hard time with the gcode production, the program is shape3d.

the problemis that when i load the gcode i dont get a normal couple thousand lines of code but a bunch  of diffrenet thing and mach cant make the toolpath in the windows and i cant start a board.

here is the g code if someone could explain to me what it means. with another program ike boardcad i get 3000 lines and  mach3 generates a nice board in the toolpath window but boar
dcad is open source and very buggy, i need to get shape3d to work if anyone can help explaining.  first gcode is from shape3d, second is from boardcad.

shape3d gcode

N10 G21
N20 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90
N30 G64(CONSTANT CONTOUR OFF OR TURN ON W/G64)
N40 (2 1/2 Axis Profiling)
N50 T1 M6
N60 S10000 M03


G1 X1864.3629 Y0.0000 Z249.2174 F5080
G1 X1864.3629 Y0.0000 Z270.9674 F254
G1 X1864.0359 Y0.0000 Z270.7756
G1 X1862.0359 Y0.0000 Z269.7873
G1 X1860.0359 Y0.0000 Z268.7690
G1 X1858.0359 Y0.0000 Z267.7389
G1 X1856.0359 Y0.0000 Z266.7025
G1 X1854.0359 Y0.0000 Z265.6633
G1 X1852.0359 Y0.0000 Z264.6277
G1 X1849.7187 Y0.0000 Z263.4338
G1 X1848.7673 Y0.0000 Z262.9459
Z2.0000 F222   [RAISE CUT. OFF BOARD]
M5
M64
X-13.0000 F222




gcode BOARDCAD


(cutting stringer)
g0 z-4
g0 x1789.810 y-380.190
g1 x1789.810 z-179.462 f2000
g1 x1789.810 z-134.462
g1 x1762.761 z-129.902
g1 x1762.951 z-130.071
g1 x1779.867 z-130.149
g1 x1773.640 z-130.092
g1 x1744.636 z-130.157
g1 x1732.857 z-130.641
g1 x1718.310 z-131.768
g1 x1700.982 z-133.495
g1 x1680.801 z-135.721
g1 x1657.713 z-138.347
g1 x1631.667 z-141.273
g1 x1602.575 z-144.386
g1 x1570.135 z-147.529
g1 x1533.986 z-150.534
g1 x1493.767 z-153.234
g1 x1449.122 z-155.458
g1 x1399.898 z-157.080
g1 x1346.824 z-158.145
g1 x1290.865 z-158.735
g1 x1232.982 z-158.938
g1 x1194.132 z-158.837
g1 x1135.118 z-158.511
g1 x1076.100 z-158.004
g1 x1017.079 z-157.352
g1 x958.056 z-156.591
g1 x899.029 z-155.757
g1 x840.002 z-154.881
g1 x780.976 z-153.968
g1 x721.952 z-153.019
g1 x662.930 z-152.034
g1 x603.912 z-151.013
g1 x545.057 z-149.959
g1 x487.166 z-148.880
g1 x431.195 z-147.788
g1 x378.104 z-146.692
g1 x328.851 z-145.605
g1 x284.175 z-144.536
g1 x243.938 z-143.492
g1 x207.782 z-142.481
g1 x175.351 z-141.508
g1 x146.288 z-140.582
g1 x120.290 z-139.709
g1 x97.263 z-138.898
g1 x77.165 z-138.158
g1 x59.955 z-137.499
g1 x45.590 z-136.931
g1 x34.014 z-136.465
g1 x25.132 z-136.126
g1 x18.819 z-135.940
g1 x-5.179 z-135.941
g1 x-6.435 z-136.147
g1 x-11.236 z-141.143
g1 x-11.236 z-186.143
g0 z-4
g0 x1789.810 y-380.190
g1 x1789.810 z-182.462 f2000
g1 x1789.810 z-137.462
g1 x1762.761 z-132.902
g1 x1762.951 z-133.071
g1 x1779.867 z-133.149
g1 x1773.640 z-133.092
g1 x1744.636 z-133.157
g1 x1732.857 z-133.641
g1 x1718.310 z-134.768
g1 x1700.982 z-136.495
g1 x1680.801 z-138.721
g1 x1657.713 z-141.347
g1 x1631.667 z-144.273
g1 x1602.575 z-147.386
g1 x1570.135 z-150.529
g1 x1533.986 z-153.534
g1 x1493.767 z-156.234
g1 x1449.122 z-158.458
g1 x1399.898 z-160.080
g1 x1346.824 z-161.145
g1 x1290.865 z-161.735
g1 x1232.982 z-161.938
g1 x1194.132 z-161.837
g1 x1135.118 z-161.511
g1 x1076.100 z-161.004
g1 x1017.079 z-160.352
g1 x958.056 z-159.591
g1 x899.029 z-158.757
g1 x840.002 z-157.881
g1 x780.976 z-156.968
g1 x721.952 z-156.019
g1 x662.930 z-155.034
g1 x603.912 z-154.013
g1 x545.057 z-152.959
g1 x487.166 z-151.880
g1 x431.195 z-150.788
g1 x378.104 z-149.692
g1 x328.851 z-148.605
g1 x284.175 z-147.536
g1 x243.938 z-146.492
g1 x207.782 z-145.481
g1 x175.351 z-144.508
g1 x146.288 z-143.582
g1 x120.290 z-142.709
g1 x97.263 z-141.898
g1 x77.165 z-141.158
g1 x59.955 z-140.499
g1 x45.590 z-139.931
g1 x34.014 z-139.465
g1 x25.132 z-139.126
g1 x18.819 z-138.940
g1 x-5.179 z-138.941
g1 x-6.435 z-139.147
g1 x-11.236 z-144.143
g1 x-11.236 z-189.143
g0 z-4
g0 x1789.810 y-380.190
g1 x1789.810 z-184.462 f2000
g1 x1789.810 z-139.462
g1 x1762.761 z-134.902
g1 x1762.951 z-135.071
g1 x1779.867 z-135.149
g1 x1773.640 z-135.092
g1 x1744.636 z-135.157
g1 x1732.857 z-135.641
g1 x1718.310 z-136.768
g1 x1700.982 z-138.495
g1 x1680.801 z-140.721
g1 x1657.713 z-143.347
g1 x1631.667 z-146.273
g1 x1602.575 z-149.386
g1 x1570.135 z-152.529
g1 x1533.986 z-155.534
g1 x1493.767 z-158.234
g1 x1449.122 z-160.458
g1 x1399.898 z-162.080
g1 x1346.824 z-163.145
g1 x1290.865 z-163.735
g1 x1232.982 z-163.938
g1 x1194.132 z-163.837
g1 x1135.118 z-163.511
g1 x1076.100 z-163.004
g1 x1017.079 z-162.352
g1 x958.056 z-161.591
g1 x899.029 z-160.757
g1 x840.002 z-159.881
g1 x780.976 z-158.968
g1 x721.952 z-158.019
g1 x662.930 z-157.034
g1 x603.912 z-156.013
g1 x545.057 z-154.959
g1 x487.166 z-153.880
g1 x431.195 z-152.788
g1 x378.104 z-151.692
g1 x328.851 z-150.605
g1 x284.175 z-149.536
g1 x243.938 z-148.492
g1 x207.782 z-147.481
g1 x175.351 z-146.508
g1 x146.288 z-145.582
g1 x120.290 z-144.709
g1 x97.263 z-143.898
g1 x77.165 z-143.158
g1 x59.955 z-142.499
g1 x45.590 z-141.931
g1 x34.014 z-141.465
g1 x25.132 z-141.126
g1 x18.819 z-140.940
g1 x-5.179 z-140.941
g1 x-6.435 z-141.147
g1 x-11.236 z-146.143
g1 x-11.236 z-191.143
(cutting outline right)
g0 z-4
g0 x-0.528 y-707.106
g1 x-0.528 y-707.106 z-138.826 f4000
g1 x-0.528 y-507.106 z-138.826
g1 x0.725 y-507.831 z-138.688
g1 x5.437 y-508.990 z-138.975
g1 x11.004 y-510.485 z-139.724
g1 x18.848 y-513.121 z-140.863
g1 x29.363 y-517.487 z-142.344
g1 x43.091 y-524.161 z-144.108
g1 x60.180 y-532.925 z-146.128
g1 x80.451 y-543.189 z-148.398
g1 x103.850 y-554.394 z-150.906
g1 x130.371 y-565.998 z-153.642
g1 x160.015 y-577.511 z-156.592
g1 x193.006 y-588.736 z-159.739
g1 x229.687 y-599.569 z-163.055
g1 x270.408 y-609.911 z-166.514
g1 x315.525 y-619.662 z-170.084
g1 x365.144 y-628.721 z-173.720
g1 x418.528 y-637.003 z-177.328
g1 x474.751 y-644.431 z-180.808
g1 x532.875 y-650.926 z-184.062

i couldnt post the whole gcode ofr boardcad becaus eof 2000 caracther but this is the style of gcode i can read with mach3. can someone help me make this shape3d gcode readable?

thanks.

It looks like you have the software or post processor (or both) configured incorrectly. I have no experience with it, so can't offer any more help than that. Do they have a user group for Shape3D? If not, try contacting the developers.

It looks as IF each program is using a different approach to the cutting. ONE is using top down cutting where Z0 is the top of the material and it cuts in Z- and the other is cutting bottum up where Z0 is the bottom of the material and cuts in Z+.

Both will work BUT YOU must understand how it is working and HOW to setup the machine to cut properly.

(;-) TP