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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Jul 31, 2018 7:55:30 GMT -5
I have a toolpath I want to run, basically it's a v carved notch around the outside of a sign in a few places. It's supposed to make the sign look "old" I calculate the toolpath, all is well. Tried using a 90 deg bit and a 60 deg bit. I use my handheld to start the toolpath and it clicks, and spins for a fraction of a second. I tried running the toolpath multiple times, the machine has no problem doing anything else like profile cuts, pockets, etc.. It wasn't like this before. The controller says "User finish the" after the click. I wish you could scroll and read or maybe have it be a smaller font so you could actually read the whole message. I'll attach a short video. Any ideas? drive.google.com/file/d/11P_qKLdL5skz98gbBrg32H4UMG9rm0Kt/view?usp=drivesdk |
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Post by stevem on Jul 31, 2018 8:50:03 GMT -5
If every other cut is ok, then there is probably something wrong with the vectors you are trying to cut.
Post a screen shot of your V-Carve showing the parameters of the cut.
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Jul 31, 2018 9:36:52 GMT -5
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Aug 1, 2018 6:59:57 GMT -5
Here is a copy of what I am trying to achieve. I've tried everything. The preview looks exactly what I'm looking to get. Any help would be great. Edges.crv3d (35.5 KB) |
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Post by savannahdan on Aug 1, 2018 7:36:38 GMT -5
The preview shows the cut is just fine but I'm wondering if because part of the vectors are outside the workpiece that it's not going to actually do the cut. Does that make sense?
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Aug 1, 2018 7:46:36 GMT -5
The preview shows the cut is just fine but I'm wondering if because part of the vectors are outside the workpiece that it's not going to actually do the cut. Does that make sense? Yea that's what I thought to, but the user I borrowed the idea from had his outside also. I even made the work piece bigger and adjusted my x y 0 and the toolpath still won't start. Just a little click and initial spin. Other toolpath and things work fine. Check out the little video in the Google drive Link. |
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Post by gerry on Aug 1, 2018 12:29:17 GMT -5
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Post by Axiom Tool Group on Aug 6, 2018 16:04:12 GMT -5
Can you send us the .mmg file that you are trying to run?
Don't save a new copy, send the one from the flash drive....I'd like to take a look at it and see what is actually there.
In some cases the USB can easily be pulled from the computer too soon.....however, your design is simple enough that it should have saved within a second or two.
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Aug 8, 2018 5:16:33 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2018 8:08:53 GMT -5
That's and empty file.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2018 8:11:21 GMT -5
It doesn't matter if the machine is told to move outside the edge of your workpiece, only that all commanded points are within the working envelope coordinate system.
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Aug 16, 2018 13:28:27 GMT -5
I'll check the file again and re upload late tonight. I think it's just so small it shows up as 0kb, it's litterally like 5 small triangles. I'll update the post again once I do. I haven't heard back from axiom yet either.
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Aug 17, 2018 8:38:46 GMT -5
It doesn't matter if the machine is told to move outside the edge of your workpiece, only that all commanded points are within the working envelope coordinate system. Ive attached the aspire file. See what you think. Thanks for looking into it for me. Attachments:Edges.crv3d (35.5 KB)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 9:21:18 GMT -5
Your origin is in the lower left. If you really set the machine up that way without offsetting it towards the middle then the cuts on the left that are outside the workpiece will go beyond the limits of the machine. Further, I would put a rectangle around the outside that is slightly larger than half the bit diameter so that you can clip your triangles to fit within it. The triangle on the lower right doesn't extend beyond the edge of the board in the top corner, I'm guessing that is not what you really want based upon the others. Make sure your selected tool and post-processor are correct too.
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Aug 17, 2018 9:41:40 GMT -5
Your origin is in the lower left. If you really set the machine up that way without offsetting it towards the middle then the cuts on the left that are outside the workpiece will go beyond the limits of the machine. Further, I would put a rectangle around the outside that is slightly larger than half the bit diameter so that you can clip your triangles to fit within it. The triangle on the lower right doesn't extend beyond the edge of the board in the top corner, I'm guessing that is not what you really want based upon the others. Make sure your selected tool and post-processor are correct too. I have an ar8 and the board is in the middle of the machine. I don’t get any x or y out of limit errors and it wants to start. The bit diameter and everything are correct, using a Freud 60 deg v bit. The path wants to start, does a quick spin and stop. Check out the video in the google drive folder posted above. I also have checked the post processor and it’s correct. Do do you have a scrap piece you would want to try on? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 9:44:27 GMT -5
Toolpath files are plain text that can be opened with Notepad or Word or any text editor. They are never 0 length and not binary files. This is what I generated using your input file and my custom postprocessor file. The reason your machine does nothing is that there is nothing in your .mmg file. Look at this one: Attachments:V-Carve 3.mmg (4.54 KB)
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Aug 22, 2018 8:28:17 GMT -5
Toolpath files are plain text that can be opened with Notepad or Word or any text editor. They are never 0 length and not binary files. This is what I generated using your input file and my custom postprocessor file. The reason your machine does nothing is that there is nothing in your .mmg file. Look at this one: I'll check that when I get home in a bit. I wonder why it's not saving anything but saves other toolpaths? I just had this happen again on a different file, this time it was just an inside profile cut, only about .04 deep using a 15 degree v bit. Did you try opening up the .crv3d file and saving the tool path yourself? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 8:31:24 GMT -5
Toolpath files are plain text that can be opened with Notepad or Word or any text editor. They are never 0 length and not binary files. This is what I generated using your input file and my custom postprocessor file. The reason your machine does nothing is that there is nothing in your .mmg file. Look at this one: I'll check that when I get home in a bit. I wonder why it's not saving anything but saves other toolpaths? I just had this happen again on a different file, this time it was just an inside profile cut, only about .04 deep using a 15 degree v bit. Did you try opening up the .crv3d file and saving the tool path yourself? I used your .crv3d file to generate the .mmg G-code file. |
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Aug 22, 2018 16:15:44 GMT -5
I'll check that when I get home in a bit. I wonder why it's not saving anything but saves other toolpaths? I just had this happen again on a different file, this time it was just an inside profile cut, only about .04 deep using a 15 degree v bit. Did you try opening up the .crv3d file and saving the tool path yourself? I used your .crv3d file to generate the .mmg G-code file. I don't know what happened but your upload worked! I looked and the other file I tried to run recently also said 0kb and wouldn't run. I figured it was just so little it wasn't showing. Glad it was something simple. I'll be sure to watch for errors while saving next time. Thanks! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 10:57:04 GMT -5
I always check my generated G-code toolpaths with another tool to verify it looks like the 3D model. Some software packages do their simulation based on 3D models instead of the generated G-code so using an external simulator guarantees that you are using the G-code based output. A convenient free one is NC Corrector: www.nc-corrector.inf.ua/ |
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