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M11 (fast laser on) / M10 (off) in Mach 3 only works if a) you are using a parallel port b) a motion controller that supports it (it if a function that must be programmed into the firmware of the motion controller). the warp9 Ethernet smooth stepper does support M11/M10.... most others (even pdmx) d...

makes no difference to me, but I see no benefit in the change (I am just 1 sheetcam hobby user).

I understand completely about the pockets of time as I am the same. that thc sounds like it's going well, I thought you may be one of the plasmac converts. (too much under the bonnet time for me... not enough pockets of time between wife, life, children, work (new job thanks to covid redundancy), an...

curiosity has got me Keith, what are you experimenting with?

thanks Les, I'll give it a go

you could edit your post processor, the "on pen up" section after the M5, add a delay eg "G4 P1000" for 1 second if you machine measures delay in microseconds. it will then wait a second after the torch has turned off... alter as you see fit or need. not heard of the double tap s...

thanks Les, thought I'd missed a units variable somewhere

As per title, is there a way to scale piercedelay variable within the post processor? Automatically that is, other than *.1000? I've set the units to mSec, but the pp is still outputing in seconds (normal fix is just to add the *1000, buy I did wonder if there was as a (time) units scale factor that...

:roll: Give us a clue.... what version of the software.... what operating system + version did it ever work fine, have you been using it long, is this the first time you have installed and used it? do you have a licence for it or is it just a demo version? ..... you can never give too much informati...

Probably the most modified / altered post processor that I know of is that from CandCNC which you can learn a lot from reading that post processor: latest ones are available for download from their website here: https://www.candcnc.net/downloads/ below is an extract of a custom tool parameter for th...

crystal ball required.... https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/933666298/960x0.jpg?fit=scale :roll: Z axis works wrong, mirrored. Two ways to fix that..... change the settings in Flexcam so it works the right way.... (up = +, down = -) Change the settings in the post processor.... going ...

Have you tried the Mach3 post processor? I ask this because looking at the gcode, it just looks like standard Mach3 gocde..... noth unusual gcodes. If you want a specific post processor making, you are going to need to porvide a flexcam manual which lists all of the qcode specific to your applicatio...

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Thanks, they will work nice with my scriber

David_Lelen01 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:59 pm That was WAY quicker than the WMFOUT/WMFIN routine.
Thanks for the help!!

No problem, glad it helped / may help, see how it goes

This may not work for you but it's probably worth a shot.... try https://librecad.org/ I've struggled a bit with it, but that is because I have autocad to hand and have been using it for 20+ years now.... (so am lazy to use it...) It is suppose to be equivalent to autocad LT (+ its free) If you want...