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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Rotax91 on October 28, 2012, 07:33:03 PM
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Hey guys,
Can someone please enlighten me on what I might be doing wrong. I'm using mach 3 with Vectric aspire. It's been a couple months since my last cut and suddenly it has a mind of it's own. I touch off the surface of the material with Z and Zero it out. I'm not using any tool offsets and I did verify that it is turned off. When I start the run, Z is plunges down MUCH further than it should be. It should be going down to my Safe Z (0.2) and going on into the program from there.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks.
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does vectric call a toolchange at the start of the code, and set an offset. ?
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Hi. Thanks for trying to help. I verified an it's using Tool #1. Actually everything I run is tool 1. If there is multiple tool uses (end mill, vbit, ballnose), in my job, I break them up into multiple jobs. 1 job for each tool.
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is the z axis going the right way, + up and - down
can you put the first dozen or so lines of code up. When Hood gets on here he'll look at your xml, so it might be worth posting that.
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Hi, Yes absolutely. I will post a few lines of the gcode and the g540.xml file. Yes, the Z does go in the right direction. Just goes too far.
Thanks.
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Do you have a tool length in the tooltable? You're code uses a G43 length offset, so that could be doing it.
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HI Ger, Thanks for attempting to help out. I'm out in the garage look at the screen right now. Tool 1 & ALL the rest of the tools are ZEROES across the board. How can I turn that G43 off?
EDIT: Are you saying the gcode has the g43 or the xml?
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I see this line: N140G00G43Z0.8000H1
I have no idea what is telling it to put in a G43 though.
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I just edited the vectric mach 3 .PP post processor and took the G43 out of the header.
Gonna go try it now.
Does anyone have a newer vectric .pp file. Mine is dated 12/15/09
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Back in business!!!! Taking that G43 out of the vectric mach3 post processor header did it. I actually edited the .pp file to prevent G43 from getting put in ever again.
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Back in business!!!! Taking that G43 out of the vectric mach3 post processor header did it. I actually edited the .pp file to prevent G43 from getting put in ever again.
does vectric call a toolchange at the start of the code, and set an offset. ?
Had to be there somewhere
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You are using a pirate licence.
Hood
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Well that's just beautiful. I should have known better. I purchased a copy thru an ebay auction, heavily discounted. Of course overseas. I tried looking up the old auction but being it's too far out the 'View Item' doesn't show. When I click on the seller name that I think it is, it says Seller no longer listed with ebay. I'll never be able to dispute it now.
I just purchased mach 3 directly from machsupport web site. Details below. Unfortunately I have more $$$ into it now but at least I know it's legit.
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Its often the way, lots of people selling them on eBay and the buyer is always the one to get bitten unfortunately.
Hood