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2101

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: DXF Chain Selection Issue

« on: May 02, 2007, 12:55:04 AM »

Hang on for a week until the new version is out, this fixes lots of problems.

Graham.

2102

VB and the development of wizards / Re: How in VB to ensure the script changes to Machine coords or work coords??

« on: April 29, 2007, 04:18:26 AM »

Have you tried DoButton(256)

Graham.

2103

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Possible bug in Lazycam?

« on: April 29, 2007, 02:50:45 AM »

The code should do the same job as your code, the idea was that if the same problem was found then the machine is at fault not the code, if the new code worked ok then it is a lcam fault.

Graham.

2104

VB and the development of wizards / Re: How in VB to ensure the script changes to Machine coords or work coords??

« on: April 29, 2007, 02:29:49 AM »

To convert a negative number to positive in VB use ABS(n)

e.g. A=Abs(-123.456)

A=123.456

you can also do this

CODE "G92 Y" & ABS(GetDRO(84)) ' read machine Y dro

Graham.

2105

General Mach Discussion / Re: Backlash compensation causes non constant feed

« on: April 28, 2007, 01:44:46 AM »

Going by your plot,

it looks to me that you have too much compensation set, if you are getting a straight line at the quadrant points the axis compensation is moving the table not taking up the backlash, reduce the amount of compensation and try again.

Graham.

2106

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Possible bug in Lazycam?

« on: April 27, 2007, 02:58:30 PM »

Try this one :-

Graham.

O0001 (SPKR)

G21 G40 G80 G17

N1 (2MM SLOT DRILL)
G00 G90 G43 X129.33 Y110.529
T1 M6
Z25.
S4500 M3
G00 Z1.
G01 Z-1.5 F10.
G02 X129.945 Y110.884 R0.41 F50.
Y110.174 R0.41
X129.33 Y110.529 R0.41
G01 Z-3. F10.
G02 X129.945 Y110.884 R0.41 F50.
Y110.174 R0.41
X129.33 Y110.529 R0.41
G00 Z25.
X109.33 Y110.529
Z1.
G01 Z-1.5 F10.
G02 X109.945 Y110.884 R0.41 F50.
Y110.174 R0.41
X109.33 Y110.529 R0.41
G01 Z-3. F10.
G02 X109.945 Y110.884 R0.41 F50.
Y110.174 R0.41
X109.33 Y110.529 R0.41
G00 Z25.
X109.33 Y75.529
Z1.
G01 Z-1.5 F10.
G02 X109.945 Y75.884 R0.41 F50.
Y75.174 R0.41
X109.33 Y75.529 R0.41
G01 Z-3. F10.
G02 X109.945 Y75.884 R0.41 F50.
Y75.174 R0.41
X109.33 Y75.529 R0.41
G00 Z25.
X129.33 Y75.529
Z1.
G01 Z-1.5 F10.
G02 X129.945 Y75.884 R0.41 F50.
Y75.174 R0.41
X129.33 Y75.529 R0.41
G01 Z-3. F10.
G02 X129.945 Y75.884 R0.41 F50.
Y75.174 R0.41
X129.33 Y75.529 R0.41
G00 Z25.
X149.33 Y75.529
Z1.
G01 Z-1.5 F10.
G02 X149.945 Y75.884 R0.41 F50.
Y75.174 R0.41
X149.33 Y75.529 R0.41
G01 Z-3. F10.
G02 X149.945 Y75.884 R0.41 F50.
Y75.174 R0.41
X149.33 Y75.529 R0.41
G00 Z25.
X169.33 Y75.529
Z1.
G01 Z-1.5 F10.
G02 X169.945 Y75.884 R0.41 F50.
Y75.174 R0.41
X169.33 Y75.529 R0.41
G01 Z-3. F10.
G02 X169.945 Y75.884 R0.41 F50.
Y75.174 R0.41
X169.33 Y75.529 R0.41
G00 Z25.
X169.33 Y110.529
Z1.
G01 Z-1.5 F10.
G02 X169.945 Y110.884 R0.41 F50.
Y110.174 R0.41
X169.33 Y110.529 R0.41
G01 Z-3. F10.
G02 X169.945 Y110.884 R0.41 F50.
Y110.174 R0.41
X169.33 Y110.529 R0.41
G00 Z25.
X149.33 Y110.529
Z1.
G01 Z-1.5 F10.
G02 X149.945 Y110.884 R0.41 F50.
Y110.174 R0.41
X149.33 Y110.529 R0.41
G01 Z-3. F10.
G02 X149.945 Y110.884 R0.41 F50.
Y110.174 R0.41
X149.33 Y110.529 R0.41
G00 Z25.
X140.449 Y140.216
Z1.
G01 Z-1.5 F10.
X140.737 Y136.609 F50.
G02 X139.74 Y135.529 R1.
G01 X90.74
G03 X87.74 Y132.529 R3.
G01 Y53.529
G03 X90.74 Y50.529 R3.
G01 X188.74
G03 X191.74 Y53.529 R3.
G01 Y132.529
G03 X188.74 Y135.529 R3.
G01 X139.74
G02 X138.777 Y136.261 R1.
G01 X137.613 Y140.434
G00 Z25.
X140.449 Y140.216
Z-0.5
G01 Z-3. F10.
X140.737 Y136.609 F50.
G02 X139.74 Y135.529 R1.
G01 X90.74
G03 X87.74 Y132.529 R3.
G01 Y53.529
G03 X90.74 Y50.529 R3.
G01 X188.74
G03 X191.74 Y53.529 R3.
G01 Y132.529
G03 X188.74 Y135.529 R3.
G01 X139.74
G02 X138.777 Y136.261 R1.
G01 X137.613 Y140.434
G00 Z25.
M30

2107

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Free cnc simulator ....

« on: April 26, 2007, 05:50:28 PM »

http://www.cncsimulator.com/index.php?page=download.htm

2108

General Mach Discussion / Re: Write Wizard

« on: April 25, 2007, 04:31:14 PM »

Hi Malcolm,

its more of a full blown cad job,  what you have to do is an area clearance or a pocketing routine.

Graham.

2109

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Problem in arcs in Lazycam?

« on: April 25, 2007, 03:36:26 PM »

The info I gave will get rid of the "Radius to end of arc differs from radius to start"  error you are getting, a 300Mz laptop is way too slow for Mach3, 1300Mz minimum.

If you search the forum you will find a few posts on CardBus LPT cards that have been used with success.

Graham.

2110

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Problem in arcs in Lazycam?

« on: April 25, 2007, 01:02:57 PM »

You can not have a G90 and a G91.1 on the same line.

Change your program to this and try again


N5 (File Phono Input Panel 2 )
N10 (Default Mill Post)
N15 (File Posted in Mill Mode)
N20 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)
N25 G90 G80 G40
G91.1
N30 G0  Z0.0000
N35  X2.7008  Y9.5994
N40  Z1.1000

Graham.