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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lazycam Turn

« on: December 22, 2008, 05:40:14 AM »

Rich
Thanks for your help and tutorials, much appreciated. I am using TurboCad V14.1 bought about a year ago and have used it successfully with LazyCam Mill, not sure were to find what version of DXF it generates!!
Dealing with the dfx I sent to you, and reading your guide lines I removed the vertical line to the left and opened file in LazyTurn and all I got was a Z axis 0.0368 long, I toggled between radius an dia mode with no difference. I then drew a dfx, a shaft with radius end, ( no vertical lines) LazyTurn generated straight cut lines, but didn't follow profile. Regarding finishing cuts in LazyTurn could you reduce the last cut X value to say 0.010 via edit code? What does the Optimize function do to the file in LazyCam Turn?  By the way I can't seem to print the PDF tutorials!!

Thanks again

Mike

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lazycam Turn

« on: December 21, 2008, 11:06:24 AM »

Rich
We are now dealing with LazyTurn so current tap different to earlier post, here is dfx file again, I understand comment line but that's what LazyTurn generated.

Mike

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lazycam Turn

« on: December 21, 2008, 09:33:45 AM »

Hi Rich & Chip
Have downloaded LazyTurn,it seems a lot simpler than its predecessor, have loaded dfx, and selected tool, pushed rough, but LazyTurn seems to ignore drawing shape, can't find optimize do you mean options? Here is DXF and Gcode, where am I going wrong?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lazycam Turn

« on: December 20, 2008, 06:40:52 AM »

Rich
My reasoning to learn how to operate LC Turn, was to emulate code produced by the wizards as we know they work. I had downloaded your LC Turn manual, which is helpfull and although you mention the addition of a line to represent start point and material diameter, I failed to realize it is fundamental to the operation of the program. However if the vertical line is connected to the 'toolpath line' I get some very strange code, but if it is not connected Turn seems to work. So I have made some progress, but several issues remain. If my dxf is a 1" bar to be turned down to 0.5" dia an 1" long, wizard code shows the Z lines as a minus value, but code generated by LC Turn shows plus value, however it still works!! there is no feedrate box, so rate generated is F 60.00 and has to be corrected via 'Edit Code'
I then tried a more complex shape and again very strange code was produced. so still confused

Chip
Would you recommend to forget about LC Turn, and start again with LazyTurn, and is there any info on how to use new version?

Thanks for your help

Mike

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General Mach Discussion / Lazycam Turn

« on: December 19, 2008, 04:57:49 AM »

Need help with Lazycam Turn, having spent hours trying to create code from a dxf file, a simple shaft dia reduction as in the wizards and looked through lots of posts it seems Turn does not work!! Art was working on a new version, is it finished and working? or has anyone got Turn to work?
The Mill version is very good, easy to use and relyable.
Thanks
Mike

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Goto Zero Command

« on: May 20, 2008, 11:20:51 AM »

Hi Hood
That did the trick works fine, I owe you a pint.
On another topic are you involved in the UK Mach meeting, have not seen any more info!

Thanks again

Mike

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Goto Zero Command

« on: May 19, 2008, 12:48:31 PM »

Hi Hood
Thanks for the info , have looked through config but can't find kernel speed, any clues?
Mike

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Goto Zero Command

« on: May 15, 2008, 12:16:15 PM »

Hi Hood
Here is xml, hope you can find a glitch
Thanks
Mike

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General Mach Discussion / Goto Zero Command

« on: May 15, 2008, 09:57:36 AM »

Mach is working fine on my X3, except when I use 'goto zero' Z & Y axis home ok, but X always stops away from home and i have to push twice sometimes three times to get back to zero, just annoying!

Anyone got an idea whats causing the problem?

Thanks

Mike

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General Mach Discussion / MachMill DRO's

« on: February 03, 2008, 09:32:06 AM »

When I finish a milling session I home the tool so DRO's read zero and turn of machine and computer. On starting up DRO's read a plus value i.e 1.362, and of course if you forget to zero your DRO's all hell beaks out.

Is this how mach functions, or am I not doing something?  How can I get Mach to open with zero DRO's?

Apart from the above Mach is a great control programme, I wish my memory was as good!

Thanks

Mike