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Bad Character
« on: May 26, 2010, 06:47:20 AM »
Hi all. I am a newbie and am just settting up my cnc with the mach 3 demo. I keep getting a bad character usedline 0 message. Can anyone help please. ???
Re: Bad Character
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2010, 07:06:01 AM »
please send your G-code
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Re: Bad Character
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2010, 07:16:31 AM »
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dxflib 2.0.4 8
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Re: Bad Character
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2010, 07:18:38 AM »
These are the g-codes that came with the demo program. All three are the same
Re: Bad Character
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2010, 07:23:01 AM »
this isnt g-code
please search in net For basic concepts

a sample is Scorpion.tap in mach3 folder
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Re: Bad Character
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2010, 01:58:32 PM »
The G Code file you are using has an illegal character in it, as manmardam says you will need to attach the file to the forum so that we can let you know what it is.
If what you have pasted above is what you are trying to load as code then it will not work as it is not recognised G Code.
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Re: Bad Character
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2010, 09:24:03 AM »
That would be a DXF file - and a very short one too... in fact that's just the first few lines of a DXF file.

Cheers

Ian
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Re: Bad Character
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2010, 06:57:04 PM »
Thanks evryone. Much appreciated.

Tinker