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Trying to test out Sheetcam with my Tracker CNC. I am using Corel x7 for drawing and made an L bracket to play with. I did the simulation and everything is good to go. Last thing I did was to run the post processor. It's saving it and then says post completed. Is it suppose to start cutting then? What am I suppose to press to start to cut? When it does cut, how can I stop it if something goes wrong. Tks

Pat

The post in Sheetcam writes a G-code file. Then you load your g-code file into your Tracker controller. The cut is started from there.

Can you or can't u cut something in the trial version. I know it's for a limited amount of g-code lines but I wanted to cut this to play with the software. Tks

Yes you can, up to the trial version limit of lines of code.

Mr. Wyogreen mentionned to load the saved processed file into my controller and cut with it. I tried to find what am I suppose to open as a software for the controller but a Tracker comes with only the Command n cut software. If I take it to open the new G-code.plt file it still cuts the same as if I didn't use Sheetcam at all. Anybody knows how I can open or start my controller to work and cut the Sheetcam G-code file. I guess that is when the guys who have Sheetcam and Mach3. Mach3 is the software used to make the plasma cut. So I draw with corel x7, I create g-code file with Sheetcam, now do I need another software to make the plasma start to cut? Tks

Pat,

I can't answer your question, but if you ask it over on PlasmaSpider.com, I'll bet there are some Tracker owners over there that can answer it.

Steve