new to cnc

billy armour · Post by **billy armour** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:55 am

hi all i am a complete novice to cnc routers and do not know how to set up
i have mach 3
sheetcam
and a chinese 3040t router
i have purchased licences for software
my problem i think is to do with post processor as i cannot create a full gcode only a partial code
i have tried majority of post processors in sheetcam with no luck
i would apreciate some help in pointing me in the right direction
thanks in advance
picture is of gcode i create sing sheetcam

WyoGreen · Post by **WyoGreen** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 7:01 pm

It looks like the post-processor you picked in the screen shot is a plasma processor. You'll need to find a router processor. I'm afraid I can't help you there, as I have never used Sheetcam for processing my router files. Something I'll have to figure out myself when I get some spare time.

Steve

billy armour · Post by **billy armour** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 7:02 pm

thanks

WyoGreen · Post by **WyoGreen** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 4:48 am

Looking thru the post-processors in Sheetcam I see a Mach3 or perhaps Mach3 2d that might work.

Steve

billy armour · Post by **billy armour** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 6:58 am

cheers for that but ive tried them with no success

Post by **Les Newell** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:35 pm

It looks to me like you haven't set up any cut operations. You need to tell SheetCam what tools to use and how to cut your drawing. There are some tutorials in Help->about that will hopefully help you understand how it works.

billy armour · Post by **billy armour** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 5:33 pm

ive now set what tools and now works thanks for help