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General Mach Discussion / Reversed X Axis and reversed routed image
« on: June 04, 2012, 09:46:45 PM »
I am a new user of Mach3 and just completed my cnc router. I installed mach3
--I have successfully jogged my machine in all directions x,y,z--it homes
successfully x and y no z home switch. My machine is a gantry style with a 5'
by 5' cutting area with rack and pinion /stepper drives.Using Gecko g 540.
I have set offset location--everything up to this point seems to be working OK.
I used v-carve 6.0 --tried to cut my name --it cuts in mirror reverse. If it
was glass that I was cutting you could lift it up and look through it would
appear correct. Do I have a missed check mark in mach3 setup??? or is it not
correctly setup in v-carve.
Also the toolpath screen shows it carving/engraving correctly. As a beginner
with mach3 I can't figure this out --it's probably something checked or lefthave checked dir low active and can jog the x axis correctly left with the left arrow key and to the right with the right key.
unchecked.
I can not get the g code drawing to cut correctly from left to right. the image cuts/routs in mirror reverse.and upside down. Even though it appears corect in the toolpath window.
Looking for help and advice. Thanks in advance for your help.
Dave Seaver
--I have successfully jogged my machine in all directions x,y,z--it homes
successfully x and y no z home switch. My machine is a gantry style with a 5'
by 5' cutting area with rack and pinion /stepper drives.Using Gecko g 540.
I have set offset location--everything up to this point seems to be working OK.
I used v-carve 6.0 --tried to cut my name --it cuts in mirror reverse. If it
was glass that I was cutting you could lift it up and look through it would
appear correct. Do I have a missed check mark in mach3 setup??? or is it not
correctly setup in v-carve.
Also the toolpath screen shows it carving/engraving correctly. As a beginner
with mach3 I can't figure this out --it's probably something checked or lefthave checked dir low active and can jog the x axis correctly left with the left arrow key and to the right with the right key.
unchecked.
I can not get the g code drawing to cut correctly from left to right. the image cuts/routs in mirror reverse.and upside down. Even though it appears corect in the toolpath window.
Looking for help and advice. Thanks in advance for your help.
Dave Seaver