Thanks Les I'll go have a look.
In the mean time, which Post would you recommend for Mach4/ESS with a generic router?
cheers,
Nicholas
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- Mon Jul 05, 2021 10:44 pm
- Forum: Problems and questions
- Topic: Recommended Mach4 Router post?
- Replies: 3
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- Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:53 am
- Forum: Problems and questions
- Topic: Recommended Mach4 Router post?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1178
Recommended Mach4 Router post?
SheetCam 7.0.12, Mach4 4.2.0.4612 ESS build 275 Hi again The machine I built is a "plain" 3 axis gantry. Apart from being able to flip the bed and swap heads to run it as a plasma cutter, it has no features. No THC, coolant mist or tool changing etc. Previously I was using the generic Mach...
- Sun Jul 04, 2021 1:05 am
- Forum: Problems and questions
- Topic: Plasma Z retract not occuring before XY rapids
- Replies: 5
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Re: Plasma Z retract not occuring before XY rapids
Thanks for your reply. My understanding is that the Z move *should* be on a separate line prior to the XY rapid. This is what I manually added as per the second example. My questions are Why is SheetCam not writing this? Why is SheetCam simulating the "correct" Z retraction behaviour even ...
- Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:36 pm
- Forum: Problems and questions
- Topic: Plasma Z retract not occuring before XY rapids
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1367
Re: Plasma Z retract not occuring before XY rapids
**Bump**
Can someone from SheetCam advise if this is WAD , or a bug, or otherwise comment?
At the moment I'm having to manually edit the SheetCam code for every Rapid move between cuts, which is undesirable in the least.
TIA,
Nicholas
Can someone from SheetCam advise if this is WAD , or a bug, or otherwise comment?
At the moment I'm having to manually edit the SheetCam code for every Rapid move between cuts, which is undesirable in the least.
TIA,
Nicholas
- Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:41 am
- Forum: Problems and questions
- Topic: Plasma Z retract not occuring before XY rapids
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1367
Plasma Z retract not occuring before XY rapids
SheetCam 7.0.12, Mach4 Plasma Post Mach4 4.2.0.4612 ESS build 275 When using the above set up and Mach comes to make a rapid between cuts, the Z is not retracting to it's safe height *prior* to the X/Y travel. instead it is progressively reaching it's Z height in the same way that the X and Y axis d...