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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: gbjets on February 17, 2010, 08:07:49 PM

Title: please help Mach3 and Lazycam
Post by: gbjets on February 17, 2010, 08:07:49 PM

I just built gantry cnc router and am using mach3 with lazy cam.
I have 2 problems
1 the z axis motor jams at times causing it to lose it's reference to zero. It will also do it with the motor removed from the mill, turning with no load.
2 when using lazycam to make pockets, the program stops randomly. I get the following error
Unrecoverable Error in EndGLdraw1....Notify artsoft

I am new to this so any help is appreciated.

Title: Re: please help Mach3 and Lazycam
Post by: armitage on March 16, 2010, 05:39:59 PM

I'm having a similar sounding problem even when I'm doing a manual continuous jog (though I haven't switched motor position to confirm that it isn't the motor), but I don't get any error message it just looses its position.

Anybody with any ideas?

Glenn

Title: Re: please help Mach3 and Lazycam
Post by: Hood on March 16, 2010, 06:34:46 PM

If servos then it could be tuning, if steppers then possibly you have the velocity or accel set too high.
Hood

Title: Re: please help Mach3 and Lazycam
Post by: RICH on March 16, 2010, 08:19:51 PM

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when using lazycam to make pockets, the program stops randomly. I get the following error
Unrecoverable Error in EndGLdraw1....Notify artsoft

By program are you meaning in Lazycam or in Mach 3 Mill?
Can you post the dxf and tap file?

RICH

Title: Re: please help Mach3 and Lazycam
Post by: gbjets on March 16, 2010, 08:30:54 PM

Quote from: RICH on March 16, 2010, 08:19:51 PM

Quote

when using lazycam to make pockets, the program stops randomly. I get the following error
Unrecoverable Error in EndGLdraw1....Notify artsoft

By program are you meaning in Lazycam or in Mach 3 Mill?
Can you post the dxf and tap file?

RICH

Thanks, we solved that problem, it was a bad parallel port card.  We still have the lost position problem.

Title: Re: please help Mach3 and Lazycam
Post by: RICH on March 16, 2010, 08:35:48 PM

If stepper, drop the velocity and acceleration in half and see how it goes. If ok, gradualy increase until the stepper jams / skips and back off by 30%.
RICH

Title: Re: please help Mach3 and Lazycam
Post by: gbjets on March 16, 2010, 09:14:49 PM

Quote from: RICH on March 16, 2010, 08:35:48 PM

If stepper, drop the velocity and acceleration in half and see how it goes. If ok, gradualy increase until the stepper jams / skips and back off by 30%.
RICH

We've tried many settings to no avail, we'll try so more.
Thanks.