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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 08:47:18 AM »

spnar- RC was just showing the toolpaths of vectorCam, a different program he's trying out-

Don't worry, you're not loosing it - ....yet 

Dave

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 27, 2008, 09:05:18 PM »

RC, I figured out why I can't save tools. Follow this instruction and it should work for you:

-with LCam-Turn open, select roughing tool button.
-choose any tool at all from the drop down menu (lets use "#4 -- UnNamed " tool) but do not try to rename the highlighted text in the drop down menu.
-now fill in your parameters for whatever you want but you do not have to do this to save a tool.
-now in the lower white box where it says "UnNamed", clear it out and put in what name you'd like to give it.
-click the save button and then select and then it will always be in your drop down menu from now on!

My Problem:

I kept trying to change the text in the drop down menu and that's why it kept reverting back to "UnNamed". What kept throwing me was the fact that "#4 -- UnNamed" would be highlighted when selected so I automatically thought it wanted to be renamed.

I was sitting here watching a movie with my wife and a light bulb went on in my head and sure enough that was it.

Yes it's true, I am an idiot-

Dave

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 27, 2008, 07:16:44 PM »

Thanks for the wizard tips, Rich, much appreciated-

Dave

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 27, 2008, 05:56:03 PM »

Thanks Rich, but your manual is very clear, my friend. I'm doing exactly what you're telling me to do as far as the tool saving but it just doesn't work for some odd reason. I just sat here for a half hour trying different things to get it to save and nothing works. I had a similar problem at one point where if I opened and old LazyCam program project, no tools were saved into the program. Every time I chose an entity or chain, there were no tools or values saved at all. I reinstalled LCam and viola, it worked.

I'm wondering if somehow I'm corrupting the Lcam program or info for the program. I honestly believe it's deeper than just that I'm not following your direction. I'm an idiot but not that much of an idiot as your instructions are pretty straight forward. 

I'll keep biting at it but my little cnc lathe is running now and I suck badly at trying to stitch code together from the wizards. I want to be able to just draw something up in Cad, save it as a dxf, import into a CAM (which friggin one, I haven't a clue!!) and then post to Mach with my custom post processor.

Thanks again,
Dave

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 27, 2008, 04:46:13 PM »

Rich,

Using the same version but for the life of me, I can't save any tools. They just keep going back to un-named. Also, when I generate the toolpath using your numbers, how did you "delete" the Iand J words/lines? When I delete them, my toolpath looks nothing like yours in Mach 3.

I think I'm truly biting off more than I can chew and I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy a decent Lathe CAM software if I want to be able to make a decent part without yanking my hair out.

Thanks as always Rich- 
Dave

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach Workshop at Cabin Fever Expo

« on: September 27, 2008, 04:39:24 PM »

Hey Dave, this one is practically in your back yard isn't it ?
I'm about 3 hrs. out...driving. Might fly up if the weather is good.
Hope to see you there,
RC

Yes, about 45 minutes for me so if all goes well and nothing comes up, I'll be there - 

Dave

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 27, 2008, 04:16:14 PM »

Ok, Rich, what version are you using, please?

Thanks,
Dave

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach Workshop at Cabin Fever Expo

« on: September 27, 2008, 04:03:14 PM »

Me too, it'd be great to meet some of you- 

Dave

1909

General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and spindle speed controller

« on: September 26, 2008, 10:04:30 PM »

Oh, and thanks anyway ostie, I appreciate the replies- 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and spindle speed controller

« on: September 26, 2008, 10:02:45 PM »

Peter,

First of all, I don't have Comcast so that's out. Second of all, I was reply number 3 (right after your post),  asking for help with wiring one of your boards to my controller complete with diagrams so as to make it as easy as possible, so I thought and not even a reply.

I guess apparently you really are indeed too busy so I'll be looking for another alternative because I'm guessing by your previous post and the fact that ostie asked for help after purchasing one of your products and receivede no answer, that I wouldn't get much tech support anyway.