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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: VCarve/Mach4 issues

« on: March 06, 2020, 07:01:04 PM »

I am actually using the Avid CNC (inch) (*.txt) post processor. Because I am working in Mach4, I wasn't aware I could utilize either of the processors you mentioned. I do not have the ATC setup on my CNC, so should I be using the Mach2/3 arcs(inch) post processor?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach4 not stopping for MTC

« on: March 06, 2020, 02:43:27 PM »

I know, there are other forums on this already. I am new to all of this software and would greatly appreciate some further help resolving the issue of my machine not stopping for the Manual Tool change. I can not figure out how to run the debug scripts, or edit the codes.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: VCarve/Mach4 issues

« on: March 06, 2020, 02:37:13 PM »

I have run into another issue, with doing a manual tool change. The machine is not stopping for the tool change. I have read some forums about this same issue, but I can not figure out how to resolve this.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: VCarve/Mach4 issues

« on: March 02, 2020, 07:28:50 PM »

I was able to resolve the scaling issue. At first I triple checked all of the potential causes you asked about, but it ended being a mistake we made during initial setup of our machine, selecting the incorrect motor. Once I changed it to the larger motor we are using, it resolved the scaling issue 100%.

It may be a fluke, but since I corrected the mistake with motor selection, the Z Touch Plate has been working properly.....so far! I will definitely keep your tips in mind in case the issues resurface. Thanks a lot for your response! We're in the big learning curve with this venture, so we appreciate all the help we can get.

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Mach4 General Discussion / VCarve/Mach4 issues

« on: February 28, 2020, 06:52:25 PM »

I am just bought the AvidCNC Pro, and am using VCarve Pro for design software and Mach4 for machine software. I am running into two main problems now.

1.) When I move my design/toolpaths from VCarve into Mach4, it is shrinking my projects. It is cutting the projects to scale, however significantly smaller than it is designed in VCarve. I can not find what I am doing wrong, so any ideas are greatly appreciated.

2.) My auto Z touch plate is not functioning properly. 50% of the time, the bit does not recognize when it makes contact with the plate and continues to push down until I have to press the emergency stop button on the CNC. I use the same process every time, so am not sure why it works properly half the time and then goes hay wire the other half.

Again, any help and ideas are greatly appreciated!