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Re: Y, U, V Change X DRO
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2010, 09:49:05 AM »
OK I will ask the obvious, You said that the mache has 1 axis "X" AND that the Cam puts out multi levels of code as Y,U,V.

Is the machine in it's original configuration with only 1 axis?

It does not make sense for the CAM to output YUV if the machine only has X??????

What do the YUV commands do on the machine?

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Re: Y, U, V Change X DRO
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2010, 10:12:21 AM »
The machine is a beam saw. Sheet goods are clamped and moved along the table, and stopped for the saw to make cuts. The X axis is probably the sheet movement. The saw carriage should not be any axis.

My guess is that the code outputs other axis for crosscuts. On a typical beam saw, the saw first rips the sheet into multiple strips, Then, each strip is placed back into the saw to make the crosscuts. So, both X and Y cuts on the material are done with one axis on the machine.

The biggest hurdles here is trying to make Mach3 do what it's not designed to do.

A better option imo is to modify the software output to something that works with Mach3, rather than trying to modify Mach3 to work with other software.
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Re: Y, U, V Change X DRO
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2010, 01:48:08 PM »
Not sure what an optimizer is in this context but wouldn't it be better to configure your optimizer for your machine? Seems a bit AB to me  :)

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Ian

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Re: Y, U, V Change X DRO
« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2010, 04:44:00 AM »
The other option is to open the g-code as a text document and use the edit - replace utility and replace the Y, U , and V
with a X
Re: Y, U, V Change X DRO
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2010, 04:25:25 PM »
Hi!

KTM
I do not see where you are only the cut

Csaba

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Re: Y, U, V Change X DRO
« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2010, 02:33:17 AM »
Attach a G-Code file that you use on the machine and I will show you how to edit it.
Re: Y, U, V Change X DRO
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2010, 04:51:14 AM »
Hi KTM!

Attach a G-Code file The X-Y-U-V
probe code
g0 x600
m7m1
x1200
m7m1
x1800
m7m1
y300
m7m1
u600
m7m1
v300
m7m1
m2m30

Hi Csaba

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Re: Y, U, V Change X DRO
« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2010, 08:00:20 AM »
Use the replace utility in notepad as shown

Regards

Steve