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Yes - That should work. If G28.1 assumes current feed, that should give you a constant speed. I assume the F1000 would still be "current" after your routine, so I don't know if that would add a wrinkle to the next non-rapid command. I use G38.2 for probing, so my routine has a line that in...

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I believe the F1 is there only to suppress a possible error message if no feed rate is stated. It may assume F0. The current feed rate is whatever feed rate was last issued prior to a given instance where the "current" feed rate is implied (or asked for). My touch-off routine includes it's...

Davek0974 wrote:...i have already been caught multiple times by changes in switch offset

Yes - I have been there, done that

I'm not sure how Mach does things, sorry. Yes, a single call will initiate the routine. Part of my post looks simply like this: function Reference&#40;&#41; firstRef = false post.ModalText&#40;" o<TouchOff> call\n"&#41; end When the code is loaded in LinuxCNC, LinuxCNC look...

That looks like it would work. Something to think about - While I use LinuxCNC for control, I can (and do) use a subroutine for touch-off. In my SheetCAM post, I only have one line for touch-off: o<TouchOff> call That way, if I make any mechanical changes to my table's setup, I don't have to re-prog...

I have my scribe mounted beside my torch. The scribe also has an air slide. I don't know how you can work this without moving the Z axis at all. All settings for my scribe's location are relative to the torch's location. In order to operate the scribe at the correct height, my controller needs to to...

Thanks. I had a lot of fun making it. I did make another one that matches it's SAE model where the wood and steel pieces are interchangeable.

When the Z axis is above this value, the axis moves at machine rapid speeds. When it gets to this value (and lower), it uses the stated feed speed. So, if you had a rapid clearance of 25mm and a Plunge safety clearance of 5mm, the z axis will raise to 25mm to move to the next operation, rapid down t...

Maybe post the gcode, too.

Paul

Glad you got it going, Bob.

Paul

Hi Bob,

If you have multiple operations, one thing you can check is to make sure you have the same operation selected (left hand column, Operations list) for the start point contour you want to modify.

HTH
Paul

Thanks Les, Thanks for the reply. The drawing does have alot of curves, but "Remove duplicate lines" was already unchecked. I did try selecting it, but in all cases, SheetCam appears froze. It may have something to do with splines, though. I saved the drawing in R12 and then it will load i...

I have an issue lately. After loading a DXF in SheetCam Dev.v.6.1.13 and 6.1.15 all is fine, but if I rescale the DXF in multiple CAD programs, SheetCam will ask to reload the drawing. I answer yes, I get the Drawing is loading window with no indicator advancement. All seems locked up with no debugg...

Hi Miro. Sorry - I missed your post. Thank you. I will take a look at your code and see if I can use it in my post..

Paul