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General Mach Discussion / Re: Very frustrated
« on: May 19, 2016, 06:00:39 AM »
Thank you so much. I can't look now so is it obvious what language that is in the gcode?  Also please tell me how that would have been added as when setting up CAM in Fusion360 there's no place where I have added this?

Thanks again

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General Mach Discussion / Very frustrated
« on: May 19, 2016, 04:42:31 AM »
I'm so frustrated, I thought I was finally getting on top of this before suddenly I cant get one toolpath strategy to work.

Basically I home the spindle, select the G55 offset load the g-code and regen the toolpath. Then when I start the g-code the spindle goes to the correct  x,y coordinates but then travels often to z=0 or near to it but then tries to go z effectively positive which it obviously cant do. It does this for all the g-code files which I have used successfully before so it must be a setting in mach3.

Ive attached a file.

Please help.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool moving to random coordinates
« on: April 17, 2016, 02:59:31 AM »
Thank you I should familiarize myself with the manual properly

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool moving to random coordinates
« on: April 17, 2016, 02:38:33 AM »
I can 100% confirm that when entering g0 then the axis and a number it moves to that location in work coordinates. So if you zero x and then enter g0x20 it moves 20mm in axis x and if you enter the same again it doesnt move at all. Is this abnormal?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool moving to random coordinates
« on: April 16, 2016, 03:49:28 AM »
Thats what I thought but Im pretty sure it moved to that point. Im not in front now but pretty sure I double checked, is that possible? I'll check again. It totally explains what was happening if thats the case though

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool moving to random coordinates
« on: April 16, 2016, 02:40:18 AM »
Its all good it was my understanding of the gcode and not being perceptive, I feel very silly. Because I wasnt looking at the DRO just the movement of the head I was expecting when I entered axis and distance to move back it would just move back to where it started but instead it was moving to whatever that coordinate was and not the entered distance if that makes sense.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool moving to random coordinates
« on: April 16, 2016, 12:22:22 AM »
Thanks, all the setup was with files the manufacturer sent me so that shouldnt be the case.

It uses a USB connection so should I still be checking everything is functioning fine with that?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool moving to random coordinates
« on: April 15, 2016, 05:59:25 AM »
Thanks for your help but if I tell mach3 the same code and it moves a different amount?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool moving to random coordinates
« on: April 15, 2016, 05:45:15 AM »
An update, the x axis also moves a larger distance than I put in the gcode but only sometimes. If I repeat the same line over and over just with a - sometimes (so back and forth) the distance it moves changes. Not every time

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General Mach Discussion / Tool moving to random coordinates
« on: April 15, 2016, 01:38:39 AM »
This is very odd, once gcode is loaded and the head starts to move it moves correctly. However first I noticed if I am just entering code into MIDI (eg g0 x20) sometimes it moves correctly and other times it moves over a much greater distance even though the DRO still displays as though it has moved correctly.

I then moved the head to the location I wanted and just zeroed knowing I had excess stock to make up for any differences and ran the gcode, everything seemed fine though the z axis was incorrect so I left everything the way it was and just altered the z coordinates before running the post processor again. I ran the gcode and the head moved about 20mm away on the Y coordinate and started running as if the stock was right below it but it obviously wasn't.

Another thing, I think this is only happening in the Y axis.

Please give any suggestions?

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