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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changes X0 in middle of file, licensed ver 2.52

« on: October 07, 2007, 10:58:55 AM »

It is just the x axis that seems to shift and it happens while the file is cutting.  Another interesting thing is that I can start the machine and run Mach's steps per unit utility prior to cutting the file and at 12000 spi a 4" X moves goes 4". After the problem occurs I can rerun the utility and a 4" move goes approximately 2.5 inches. The DROs notice no change when the problem occurs and act as though X0 has not shifted. Art has been helping as well but I most certainly appreciate your input.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changes X0 in middle of file, licensed ver 2.52

« on: October 05, 2007, 02:42:25 AM »

It will still do it if the machine is cutting air. It doesn't happen at any specific point. I've watched it happen and nothing apparent caused it.  The strange part is that whenever it happens and I stop the file and hit gotoz it doesn't go to work z it goes off to what I think is machine z which sometimes is in the complete opposite direction as work z.  Is plugged into the printer port, servos with gecko 320s.

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General Mach Discussion / Changes X0 in middle of file, licensed ver 2.52

« on: October 04, 2007, 12:11:22 PM »

I'm a newbie cutting my first file but having a little trouble.  I've been cutting the same file over and over and about half the time Mach will change X0 in the middle of cutting the file. Sometimes it cuts just fine. When the problem occurs I can press "go to z" and it seems to be going to machine coordinate X0 rather than the X0 I get off the workpiece I had the same problem with ver 2.4? and updated to ver 2.52. Any help would be appreciated.
Shepard   

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Competitions / Re: ******Guess and win a G100 Grex******

« on: May 15, 2007, 11:55:59 AM »

2218782  Can't win if you don't play (from a cheesy Florida lottery billboard)

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LazyCam (Beta) / Chains getting scattered throughout the layers

« on: May 12, 2007, 03:49:40 PM »

Hello,
I’m using a licensed version of Lcam Pro. I imported a DXF that was working with the previous Lcam rev. When I try to undo a mistake with “oops” my chains get scattered throughout the layers and the layers are in a new cut order.  Also, I now can’t mouse click on all the chains inside the display window. I can, however, click on all of them in the tree.  I'm I doing something wrong (newbie) or is it a bug?
Thank you, Shepard

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Bad number format (newbie)

« on: April 06, 2007, 08:08:01 PM »

That got it! thanks

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Bad number format (newbie)

« on: April 06, 2007, 12:29:34 PM »

Hello,
I'm starting out and playing with lcam and Mach3. I posted from LCAM to Mach3 and got "Bad number format on line 153." line 153 is:

N770 M6 T(TOOL Change)

Any pointers or good reference material to figure out how to solve this type of problem would be greatly appreciated.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Quick newbie question

« on: March 31, 2007, 11:02:47 AM »

Could someone tell me how to select multiple drill points so that I can add a drill layer. Each time I select a new drill point it deselects the previous one. Any help is appreciated, Shepard