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Problems with gcode exported to MAch from pcb-gcode...
« on: December 18, 2012, 08:30:29 PM »
I am fairly familiar now with Mach3, have run a  few parts.  Next I need to engrave some printed circuit boards.
Got to the point where I can run the pcb-gcode add-on in Cadsoft Eagle, and have respectable gcode, and a decent looking board file.
But the gcode despite being told to be MAch3 compatible in the setup, won't run...it stops early on, at M3 code, and if I skip it, it finds more incompatible gcode errors.....am I missing something?   some of the code follows...

(.../EAGLE-6.3.0/ulp/PCB-GCODE/pcb-gcode.ulp)
(Copyright 2005 - 2009 by John Johnson)
(See readme.txt for licensing terms.)
(This file generated from the board:)
(.../fuel flow large enclosure.brd)
(Current profile is .../ulp/PCB-GCODE/profiles/mach.pp  )
(This file generated 12/18/2012 2:58:16 PM)
(Settings from pcb-machine.h)
(  Tool Size)
(0.0070  )
(Z Axis Settings)
(  High     Up        Down     Drill)
(0.5000     0.1000     -0.0070    -0.0320 )
(spindle on time = 1.0000)
(milling depth = -0.0100)
(text depth = -0.0050)
(tool change at 0.0000  0.0000  5.0000  )
(feed rate xy = F20    )
(feed rate z  = F10    )
(Settings from pcb-defaults.h)
(Default isolate = 0.0010)
(isolate max = 0.0200)
(isolate step = 0.0050)
(Generated top outlines, top drill, bottom outlines, )
(Unit of measure: inch)
(Inch Mode)
G20
(Absolute Coordinates)
G90
G00 X0.0000  Y0.0000  
M3  
G04 P1.000000
G00 Z0.1000  
G00 X1.4277  Y1.7565  
G01 Z-0.0070 F10    
G01 X1.4277  Y1.7639  F20    
G01 X1.4262  Y1.7712  

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Re: Problems with gcode exported to MAch from pcb-gcode...
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2012, 03:19:49 AM »
Can you attach the whole of the code, what you have pasted in is fine. Also if you attach your xml I will check with it.
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Re: Problems with gcode exported to MAch from pcb-gcode...
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2012, 06:22:01 AM »
As Hood has said.

May be best to Zip your code (assuming it is lengthy) and add it as an attachment in addition to your .xml file.

Tweakie.
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Re: Problems with gcode exported to MAch from pcb-gcode...
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2012, 08:15:28 AM »
Hmm....I am testing that code on my office machine, virtually in Mach3.  Maybe it's just hanging up for some silly reason there, and will cut fine on the system.  Lemme see. Thanks