Machsupport Forum
Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: ChuckNNashville on August 02, 2012, 09:09:06 PM
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I use ArtCam JewelSmith 2008, with a 3 axis mill. I save all my toolpaths to an .mmg file. Once I switched to Mach3 with a new 4 axis mill, my Z is going crazy. My CAD software will save my work to about a hundred different G-code files so what is the best one to use with Mach3? My mill is a Taig with Gecko stepper motors. any help is appreciated. Chuck
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I know nothing about ArtCam, but you should be using a pp configured for Mach so you get the correct gcode posted.
RICH
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thanks for the reply rich. what is a 'pp'?
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the version of Artcam I have offers Mach2mm.cnc, but that also caused my Z to nosedive through my wax.
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Seems like that post processor from the file description may be for Mach version 2? ( which is very old ) and is for metric units.
RICH
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it is. my CAD software is 2008 and only supports Mach 2. Any suggestions?
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Try this post 3 axis artcam, creates a .txt file
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I am unable to open the MyRouter-3axis3.zip file that you attached. My laptop does not have the required program to read it.