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Mach Discussion => Video P*r*o*b*i*n*g => Topic started by: ozymax on February 14, 2015, 07:15:17 AM

Title: Scanything
Post by: ozymax on February 14, 2015, 07:15:17 AM
I found this program on the Sheetcam website today and I'm wondering if anyone here has used it.
I have managed to get Scanything to work but I can't save any file without purchasing the licence. Before I do that I'd be keen to hear of anyones experience with it.

I have been looking for a template tracing program for awhile now. I have tried and tried to get the copycat addon in Mach3 to work properly but it doesn't. That was a waste of money.
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: ozymax on February 14, 2015, 09:02:22 AM
Forgot the link.
http://www.sheetcam.com/Scanything/index (http://www.sheetcam.com/Scanything/index)
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: BR549 on February 14, 2015, 03:15:09 PM
You can count on anything that LES at SheetCam produces, WORKS. And he WILL support it.

(;-) TP
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: RICH on February 14, 2015, 07:38:53 PM
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have tried and tried to get the copycat addon in Mach3 to work properly but it doesn't. That was a waste of money.

Not sure what our doing.
Copycat works....read the manual!

RICH
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: ozymax on February 14, 2015, 08:30:43 PM
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have tried and tried to get the copycat addon in Mach3 to work properly but it doesn't. That was a waste of money.

Not sure what our doing.
Copycat works....read the manual!

RICH
Rich, I appreciate the work that you put into the manual and I have read it SO many times thinking I'm doing something wrong.
The problem that I wrote about in this topic is what I get every time.
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,27456.0.html (http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,27456.0.html)

Here's a small file I did of a rectangular plate with 2x 10mm holes in the lower corners.
When I load that file into Mach3 it wants to cut 2x huge holes that are not even close to where they should be.

This is a little off topic but it's the problem I'm having with Copycat that made me look for other solutions.
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: RICH on February 15, 2015, 07:43:14 AM
ozymax,

I use CopyCat infrequently. So I would need to spend time looking at both Mach and Copycat to get a better perspective of the problem.
I use it mostly to get the profiles of objects for both the lathe and the mill by backplotting the gcode.
As far as the manual goes, well, I wrote it because there was no instructions on how to use it and accomplished  the writing by hacking away at it.
Understand your frustration.....what more can i say.

Maybe Ron will read this post and can look into it since it's a NFS program.

RICH

Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: ozymax on February 15, 2015, 08:08:09 AM
I started a conversation with Mach support yesterday, so maybe they can solve the problem.
Would you be so kind as to load that text file into Mach3 and post a screen shot of what you get?
I'd appreciate the help.
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: RICH on February 15, 2015, 08:20:49 AM
ozymax,

Using your posted code file :
Same code used in Mach, but with different IJ MODE configurations in Mach.
See attached pic.

Isn't that what you want ? :)

RICH
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: ozymax on February 15, 2015, 08:43:54 AM
The top picture shows what I was wanting, but I just get the bottom picture.
So how or what do I need to do?
What is IJ MODE and where does it come into it?
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: RICH on February 15, 2015, 09:09:18 AM
Mach3 is configurable for the way one works.

You can change how Mach will interpret the G code.
Config>General Configuration...and in the approx middle of the screen you will see where you can select
the Distance and IJ modes.

RICH
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: RICH on February 15, 2015, 09:17:11 AM
Have a look in the Mach Manual as that will define IJ modes for you.
Simply said,   it is where the center of the arc / circle is relative to Absolute / machine coordinates or incrementaly away from
some location.

RICH
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: RICH on February 15, 2015, 09:30:20 AM
In general what one needs to be carefull is that some a Wizard / Program may use the current info in Mach when generating code.
The resulting pathing shown by mach may not be what you want. The code is correct but Mach settings may not be appropriate
for the code.

From memory, which is foggy for Copycat....you are defining a lot  of incremental moves so when you decide to cut a circle at some point it is incrementaly located. So the IJ mode needs to Incremental. That is what my other reply shows.

RICH
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: RICH on February 15, 2015, 09:35:25 AM
Just for your awareness:

G90 is absolute mode & G90.1 is absolute IJK mode
G91 is incremental mode & G91.1 is incremental IJK mode

RICH
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: BR549 on February 15, 2015, 11:12:06 AM
Copy cat DOES act strangely I was playing with it last night. It could USE a good going over code wise.

G90/91 and G90.1/91.1 should have nothing to do with each other. You should be able to be in either or and it not make a difference. AS LONG as the CAT sets up the Gcode correctly.  which it does not seem to be consistant.  Also the Rapid/cut does not set a flag correctly so that the CAT KNOWS when you have already did a rapid/cut and it ASKS you again and again.

Just a thought, (:-)TP
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: ozymax on February 15, 2015, 06:16:40 PM
Well RICH, I have a smile on face even though you can't see it.
Changing the mode setting seems to have solved the issue with the huge circles.
In regards to not being able to change the tool diameter etc, Mach support sent me a replacement set file for copycat and that has sorted that issue out as well.

So a huge THANK YOU to yourself and to Mach support.
This will make my life so much easier.
Title: Re: Scanything
Post by: Nithin on October 11, 2016, 10:12:21 PM
Hi,

I am trying to calibrate the scanything software and camera, when click run the Green and blue rings match up, but after that nothing happens, ould any please help me sort what the problem could be.

Jone