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General Mach Discussion / Machine is running in reverse..

« on: July 12, 2010, 03:08:11 AM »

Hello everyone,

Recently the computer died that ran my Super X3 using Mach3 controller...

Swapped computers... loaded Mach3 and Lazycam again... everything seems to be moving fine... EXCEPT... my old programs run in reverse...
Might be OK but Z + is going down.. so that would be a problem...

Is there some config / function config that i have to change???

I'm having difficulties locating something that will help...

Any help is very grateful

Thanks

Ian
MotoGems.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Cutting outside profile

« on: March 02, 2010, 01:47:37 PM »

Hello,

I have drawn up a .dxf file...

Opened it in lazycam... it shows the profile and puts a rectangle around it...

I choose a tool... make sure everything is set... set it to "outside" cutting... but when it posts the g-code it basically cuts on the line.....

How do you make it cut outside the profile....

Do i have to draw a rectangle around the part and then in lazycam remove one complete entity?

Or do i have to draw the item larger as if i'm imagining the cutter toolpath with offset in mind?

Hope you can help

MotoGems.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Lazycam centering of work for engraving

« on: November 26, 2009, 12:30:08 AM »

Hello,

I am to use Lazycam mainly for engraving. I draw a .dxf file.. open in lazycam. It sets the origin to the bottom left hand corner.
Now say for instance that most of my items are round... i want to have the origin in the center of the engraving, so i can center the work......

Thinking of doing a line or cross in the center of the drawing, so i can set a different layer, say 1mm above, then stop the program at the appropriate point and centre the work on the machine.....

Anyone know how i can make the origin of the workpiece from Lazycam not on the bottom corner but in the middle?

Every engraving would be different..... there are 50 or so different engravings...

Any help would be appreciated.
I am going to read the lazycam manual again..

Cheers

Ian