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by OldHippie62
Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Wierd Z axis offset issue
Replies: 9
Views: 178

Re: Wierd Z axis offset issue

Does your machine have a Floating head? If so, you might want to check what your Switch Offset is set at. Option->Machine->Post Processor-> Set Custom Post Option.
by OldHippie62
Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Sheetcam post process not creating Gcode
Replies: 3
Views: 179

Re: Sheetcam post process not creating Gcode

You might check to see if you have the right Post Processor selected in Options-> Machine-> Post Processor.
by OldHippie62
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Error: Evaluation limit reached Post processing failed
Replies: 3
Views: 13287

Re: Error: Evaluation limit reached Post processing failed

If you did not delete the original email, you should be able to search it and just download it to your laptop.Now if you are just practicing and not using it to program another machine, evaluation is not a problem,it just limits the amount of gcode you can produce.
by OldHippie62
Wed Sep 06, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: New features
Topic: Import dwg files
Replies: 1
Views: 3761

Re: Import dwg files

Just save your .dwg files as a .dxf and import that.
by OldHippie62
Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Sheetcam file not showing the same on the plasma
Replies: 5
Views: 6075

Re: Sheetcam file not showing the same on the plasma

If you still have the old gearbox, I would check the Gear Ratio( 20:1, 50:1 ect) on it and compare it to the new one.If it isn't the same, you will probably have to go into your controller software and recalculate all of your steps again.
by OldHippie62
Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:24 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Skipping cuts on the same layer?
Replies: 2
Views: 3094

Re: Skipping cuts on the same layer?

Put S2 on a different layer and don't program it. to do that, be in contour mode and move the mouse over the contour you want and right click and pick
"Move to New Layer"and give the layer a name.
by OldHippie62
Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:32 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Erratic plasma cuts
Replies: 4
Views: 3380

Re: Erratic plasma cuts

If you are running Mach3, look under Config/ Motor Tuning. Check and see if both your X and Y drives have the same numbers. the only other thing would
be bad bearing in one of your axis causing it to drag. Just had this problem with my Torchmate.Bad bearings in my X axis.
by OldHippie62
Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:51 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Splash Screen Freezes On Start Up
Replies: 1
Views: 2446

Splash Screen Freezes On Start Up

When trying to launch SHeetCam this morning, the splash screen froze up. And when you hover the mouse over the task bar icon, you see a small dialog box that states that "the Turning plugin has expired and you have to install the newest version to continue using it." I'm not using a Turnin...
by OldHippie62
Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:37 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Verschiedene Schnittpfadfarben
Replies: 3
Views: 2838

Re: Verschiedene Schnittpfadfarben

Es scheint, dass Sie ein Update durchgeführt haben und das Gelb bedeutet, dass es ein Problem mit Ihrem Betrieb gibt.
by OldHippie62
Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:26 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Program Apearance
Replies: 3
Views: 2666

Re: Program Apearance

It looks like you were looking at an older version in the tutorials.
by OldHippie62
Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: continuous operation
Replies: 39
Views: 15456

Re: continuous operation

What I do is in Job Options/Nesting is set for minimize tool change. this allows all my marking to be done at one time, then I only have have to change my plaz back one time and finish cutting everything.
by OldHippie62
Wed Mar 02, 2022 4:18 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: DXF's not importing correctly
Replies: 6
Views: 6858

Re: DXF's not importing correctly

Thanks Les. This is why I love this program.
by OldHippie62
Tue Mar 01, 2022 11:36 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: DXF's not importing correctly
Replies: 6
Views: 6858

Re: DXF's not importing correctly

Sure
14GA_2PC_BOTTOM_PULLEY_GUARD_SIDE.DXF
(62.61 KiB) Downloaded 100 times
also included my post that I use.
by OldHippie62
Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:20 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: DXF's not importing correctly
Replies: 6
Views: 6858

Re: DXF's not importing correctly

Dropped it clear down to .0001 and it still happens. Just a little background, the drawing is originally created in SolidWorks and they export it as a dxf.I then bring it into SheetCam. Now I did take the same file and was able to import into the TorchMate CADCAM software and it came in correctly.So...
by OldHippie62
Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:22 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: DXF's not importing correctly
Replies: 6
Views: 6858

DXF's not importing correctly

This is the first time I had seen this one. I've been using SheetCam for 4 plus years now, and I can not explain this one.The dxf is semi circular with faceted sides, but when I bring them into SheetCam, it removes the facets and replaces them with an arc.See below images. draftsight image.jpg Now t...