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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 11, 2010, 08:51:14 PM »

Ok... I'll see what I can find out. I really appreciate all your help. I managed to re-create the drawing in Visio just to get it done with, so I'm not dead in the water, but still determined to figure out what it is in case it happens in the future. At some point I really need to learn and get a copy of Autocad or some other CAD program, most of what I would be doing is 2D.

Thanks,

Tyler

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 11, 2010, 07:41:42 PM »

I usually start by saving my LC project, unless just trying to test something out really quick. Other than that I hit the optimize button right off the bat.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 11, 2010, 06:22:55 PM »

I'll ask him when I see him tomorrow. I have tried several times re-importing the .DFX you gave me, but LC seems to have the same problem. I never had a problem, with this untill I started adding offsets.

Maybe it's a funky .DFX, I'm not sure. Since I don't have much experience, when he first gave me the .DFX I wanted to try out LC. I ask him to give a me a version of the .DFX with no dimensions, and only one drawing per a file (not having multiple pages). Tempted to redraw it in Visio and give that a go.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 11, 2010, 04:49:08 PM »

I'm not sure what version of autocad it is. My coworker gave me the drawing. Maybe I can edit the code, if not I might resort to hand coding this for now if I can not get it to work.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 11, 2010, 02:47:34 PM »

Hi Rich,

Thanks a lot for all your help. Your LC files and code definitely worked on my machine. My tool path showed up in Mach3 and my cnc did not stall. Although I found that my offsets where a little off.

So I tried to go back and edit the LC file you gave me, after editing it with my offsets, I have the same problem. There is no tool path in Mach3 and the program stalls. 

Then I tried to start from scratch with the .DXF, and LC let's me create an offset on the up four left holes, but no offset is actually created.

My biggest problem is still no tool path showing up and stalling programs in Mach3. Any ideas what might be causing this. The file you gave me worked perfectly fine.

Thanks,

Tyler

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 10, 2010, 07:16:35 PM »

I figure out how to put my offsets in, but now I still have a few problems.

My tool path still does not show up in Mach3 anymore with code generated from Lazycam, and also my machine is hanging on the same type of g-code commands no matter how many times I redo my drawings or re-optimize or re-order my cuts.

I am hanging on the following line in my program:

N325  Y0.6306   
N330 G2  X3.4431  Y0.6305  I-0.0000  J0.0000

It always seems to hang on a Y movement prior to a G2 command with the X and Y axis offsets.

I'll attach my G-Code and latest LC file.

Any help or tips is greatly appreciated!

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 10, 2010, 03:10:18 PM »

Now that I put in a offset and set a depth for it, I am not sure sure what to do next. Nothing is showing up in the tool path window of Mach3 anymore after generating the code. It seems that I could just delete the original entity and leave the offset, but I am not sure.

I attached my LC file.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 10, 2010, 01:38:54 PM »

Now, that I'm looking at it, I think I might have an Idea how to do it. Time to experiment.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 10, 2010, 01:08:33 PM »

Yes, I do have a licensed copy. I just am not sure how to go about creating an offset.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazycam Help, Tool Compensation.

« on: November 09, 2010, 03:12:45 PM »

Also here is the .DXF