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Re: Cutter Compensation
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2007, 08:53:34 AM »
I didn"t realize that compensation happened with the dxf file, but thought machine software did. Here is a dxf that we use. we always compensate to the outside oh the line.    Thanks Joe

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Re: Cutter Compensation
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2007, 11:10:05 AM »
I have had a look at the dxf file and all looks ok.

Is the DXF file to size or do you scale it up/down?

Will Mach run off in the same place each time? If so where.

Is the profile size wrong from the start or part way through?

Dose it make one right and then one wrong?

What size cutter are you using and to what depth.

Graham.
« Last Edit: January 25, 2007, 11:13:34 AM by Graham Waterworth »
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Re: Cutter Compensation
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2007, 07:15:40 PM »
Graham, I realized today that the Mach3 that I have has tool length compensation on the main screen, and put in my tool dia 1/16, ran the program and it worked great. I tried to run several other programs, and sometimes good, sometimes crazy off track. Reload instead of rewind seems to take care of that problem. When you tell machine to home, x and y seems to work, but z just goes up till out of travel.I am new to this software and any advise that you can give will be appreciated. The software that worked the old controller was very simple and you can see it @ www.minitech.com/software/download/programs.htm. I purchased this mill 6 yrs ago from Minitech, and had it upgraded because of board failure, and the Minitech people did not know how to compensate for tool dia.!!!!!
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Re: Cutter Compensation
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2007, 09:40:45 PM »
Hi Jrich,
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