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mach 3 multipass wizard question?
« on: September 17, 2008, 03:10:11 PM »
If I open a g-code in mach 3 and run it through the multipass wizard, setting the cut depth, and how deep to cut every pass; do I need to set a cutting depth for the same project in lazy cam? would the 2 cancel each other out or would I end up with a mell of a hess?

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Re: mach 3 multipass wizard question?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2008, 03:57:25 PM »
Are you running it through LazyCAM first?
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Re: mach 3 multipass wizard question?
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2008, 08:06:52 PM »
Yes I am.

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Re: mach 3 multipass wizard question?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2008, 08:34:07 PM »
Wouldn't LazyCAM do your multiple passes, so you wouldn't need to use the wizard?
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Re: mach 3 multipass wizard question?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2008, 08:39:12 PM »
One would think so, I might be setting up lazycam wrong; though I have tried multiple times, and my job wont multipas cut. If I run it through the wizard however it works great.

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Re: mach 3 multipass wizard question?
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2008, 08:48:52 PM »
I don't use either, but believe you'd set the total depth in lazyCAM, and the wizard just splits that into multiple passes.
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