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I really appreciate all the reply's. I read them all. I have been super impressed with q-cad/cam but I realize I need to get a cam program that will help me out. Going to get the Cambam software. Been studying it for days, and I think it will really get me where I need to be with my projects. Still going to use my Q-cad program, I really like it. At first...I was using Lazycam. Spent so many hours reading and studying it. I even bought the Wizards. But kind of tricky to learn, Then I bought D2NC, So impressed with this software. It allowed me to have more consistent progress. But still can't do all that I need. Then I bought q-cad/cam...Love the cad and cam but I can't get the cam to load properly. Hoping that Cambam will get me going. Really looks super detailed...been reading everything about it.  Funny, In the beginning I thought I could just draw something and my cnc machine would carve it. Each step along the way has taken me lots of hours. studying, reading, testing.  Bound and determined to become a really good cnc guy.   Thanks so much for any tips...Also huge thanks to Artsoft for steering me in the right direction. Every time I use Mach 3, It amazes me.   Peace out!

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Would you be able to explain how I can get that G-code into a notepad file...I have notepad and have used it before. But not sure how to post G-code into it. In Q-cad/cam I can't even see the G-code. It loads different then D2nc and Lazycam. Still figuring all this out. I have had quite a bit of success and ran my cnc many times with D2nc and Lazycam...But since I got Q-cad/cam I was hoping it would work for me. I know I am just missing some simple step or setting. Thanks so much for the reply.

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Wonder if anybody might know what steps I'am missing? I recently picked up Q-cad/cam. I draw up simple test drawing's, enter the correct settings. Watch the cam profile run. Then I try to load it into Mach 3. nothing ever loads. Getting the Bad character used, Block = 0 error. I have tried everything. Tried the diff. post processors. no luck. I can take these same drawing's and drop them right into D2nc and Lazycam and they load very consistently into Mach 3. I really need that Q-cam program to load. Any tips or ideas would be so helpful. Been trying to figure this out for weeks now...I think at one point I did get it to load. But super stuck again. Doing this all on my main online computer, Win 7 64 bit. My Cnc machine is standalone. Xp 32 bit. As soon as I get past this I will send it to my machine. I have ran many small projects now on my cnc. So I have had success. But this cam stuff is really tricky. Peace out.

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FAQs / Re: HELP PLEASE CNC 3020
« on: April 17, 2019, 04:36:36 PM »
I know this is an older post. But I also was so stuck getting my Cncest. 3040 running. I had to open the controller box. I found the e-stop switch wiring connectors were not pinched tight enough. fixed that then I had to study the control board. It is a RNR red board with the Eagle on it. It has a usb connector on it. I searched forever and finally found the RNR plugin..got it loaded and set up..Bam finally got my machine working. Found the link at: Build your own cnc Mach 3 interface board. The board is listed for for 79.00 dollars...open up that page and you will find the Motion controller plugin. Hope that helps...took me about a month to figure this out.

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