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Good morning Les. Have changed to the post processor you mentioned and still the same, all good if no open contours. Will send the job file and the only layer that is stopping (mach3 error) is layer 'question'

Good morning Les. Have changed to the post processor you mentioned and still the same, all good if no open contours. Will send the job file and the only layer that is stopping (mach3 error) is layer 'question'

I have a problem with an error coming up on open contours in Mach 3. Sheetcam simulation goes without problem but when the file is transfered to the cutting machine, Mach 3 will come up with (radius at end of arc differs from radius to start). It then gives the line number and the code. I will try t...

Good morning Les.
Alrighty then seems that is what I 'l be doing, will have a go next few days on a dry run and report back.
Again thankyou for your patience on this topic and hopefully some one else has also learnt something new

Good morning Les. Thankyou for your reply, again! 1)Yes using different tools in my operations, with different tool numbers, when a different tool is required. 2)Doing as you stated in Mach3 and jogging the tool, will Mach3 remember where it has to go next, to start at the next (sequence, part, laye...

Good morning Les. To keep a long story short what I did is as follows. Have in options, job options, tool change set the tool change position to X0 Y0 Z100 and in code after tool change entered M1. Now with that entered it didn't work, so. In contour, cut path, path rules (box) entered tool change. ...

Good morning Les. To keep a long story short what I did is as follows. Have in options, job options, tool change set the tool change position to X0 Y0 Z100 and in code after tool change entered M1. Now with that entered it didn't work, so. In contour, cut path, path rules (box) entered tool change. ...

Thankyou for that Les. Today wil do a dry run and see if this all happens as should. Will let you know the outcome. Thanks again.

Good morning Les. I do have path rules set as I also do plasma cutting, so I have rules for slowing down on corners and for turning on / off torch height control. If I set this to 'none' will it affect the plasma operation. Yes did look in the cut operation and path rules set to none. Otherwise is t...

Good afternoon Les. After looking at this more closely, the tool change is done in the 'operations' Once I select a tool for a layer, the next layer that requires a different tool, well there is your tool change. :mrgreen: Now when the operations are done I get a yellow warning top left of the scree...

Thanks Les.
Will try that possibly today with a dry run, at the moment it seem 'just too simple'. Stupid question, how does sheetcam know when a tool change is required

Good evening Les. I have put into as specified. (options, job options, tool change) Tool change position x0 y0 z100 Then run code before tool change there is G0 G91 G28 Z0 G28 Y0 G90 M01 then run after tool change M01 If this is all correct, then how do I enter this into the 'operations' list sequen...

Good evening Les. I have put into as specified. (options, job options, tool change) Tool change position x0 y0 z100 Then run code before tool change there is G0 G91 G28 Z0 G28 Y0 G90 M01 then run after tool change M01 If this is all correct, then how do I enter this into the operations list sequence...

Good morning Les.
I sent you a PM, I have no idea if you have received it. Can you let me know, thankyou

Gentlemen thankyou for your responses. I will attempt to resolve this issue, will let you know of the outcome