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General Mach Discussion / Re: Everything Is Not To Scale (Cutting in a small area)

« on: March 13, 2016, 03:18:26 AM »

Thanks for the prompt reply.  I will give that a try.  Sounds like that will be the fix.
Greatly appreciated!   

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General Mach Discussion / Everything Is Not To Scale (Cutting in a small area)

« on: March 13, 2016, 01:56:04 AM »

Hello again.  I've created some g-code and run it in Mach 3 and seems everything is scaled down in size.  I have Mach 3 configured to imperial (inches).
I use Inkscape to generate the svg file (in inches).  Then I use MakerCAM to create the g-code.  The final output should be about 8" x 3".  But when I run it through Mach 3, it plots it out in a very small area like 2" x 2" or so.  I've tried creating other g-code and they all seem to be scaled down to a very small area also.  Did I miss something in my configuration setup? 
Thanks in advance!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Path Not Displaying Properly

« on: March 13, 2016, 01:30:27 AM »

Figured out the issue.  I was in Demo mode the whole time (as indicated by Gerry earlier)....stupid me!.  Sorry for wasting everyone's time on my oversight.  I was only limited to 500 lines of code, therefore, only seeing a very small portion in my display.  Thanks for the help!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Path Not Displaying Properly

« on: March 12, 2016, 02:56:28 AM »

I tried to open it in Openscam also and get the same thing.  So I'm thinking it is a software/hardware issue.  Any thoughts?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Path Not Displaying Properly

« on: March 12, 2016, 01:02:36 AM »

Unfortunately, still at a loss here.  Can not figure it out.  I uninstalled everything and re-installed everything following each step to the finest detail.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Path Not Displaying Properly

« on: March 11, 2016, 07:26:00 PM »

My other computer has Vista, this one has window 7.............so is that the issue?  Any way to continue using 7?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Path Not Displaying Properly

« on: March 11, 2016, 04:42:01 PM »

I put the 2 side by side and loaded the same g-code.
The only difference that I can see between the 2 computers is the status.
One shows "profile 2"
The other shows "pocket 3"

Not sure what this means or if it is the issue.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Path Not Displaying Properly

« on: March 11, 2016, 03:51:21 PM »

I changed it but still got the same error.
Am I changing it in the correct spot (see pic).

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Path Not Displaying Properly

« on: March 11, 2016, 03:28:58 PM »

Sorry, here is a better snapshot..........

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Path Not Displaying Properly

« on: March 11, 2016, 03:13:05 PM »

Actually, both are in demo mode.  But they still should work the same.