The great news: You guys and others solved all my problems with Candle and the 3018.
The bad news: I have a Win 10 based machine in my shop where I plan to move the 3018. I have candle loaded. It...
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The great news: You guys and others solved all my problems with Candle and the 3018.
The bad news: I have a Win 10 based machine in my shop where I plan to move the 3018. I have candle loaded. It...
btw if you want to see value off all the offsets the grbl command is:
$#
too see the active gcodes:
$G
to see machine position in relation to machine origin:
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Thanks. Maybe CamBam...
[QUOTE=routalot;2410794]Any particular reason why you have created a rectangle that lies totally outside the working envelope of the machine?I
I did not intentionally create the drawing outside...
Yep not the smallest but next to it!
Thought I would load DXF file in case someone cares to try using the gcode generator and their GrblGru.Quiet honestly I cant believe I am so stupid. While I am a hardware type I also program in C++...
Here is the Gcode for 2mm square DXF drawing.
( Made using CamBam - CamBam CNC Software )
( METRIC 10/28/2020 1:08:43 PM )
( Post-pro: GRBL )
( T0 : 8.0 )
G21 G90 G40
G0 Z3.0
( T0 : 8.0 )...
Actually I prefer AutoCad. FreeCad tends to quit responding on my machine a lot.
Thanks
Mike
Yep I cant see spending a lot of money on really good software or good machine until I can get rid of my mental block on this issue.
I have done all that. Created DXF in mm. Set everything to mm....
OK here is what I have done
1. Zeroed XYZ of virtual machine to lower left corner.
2. Zeroed XYZ to that position .
3. Tried loading DXF file just a drawing of a square. 50.8 mm.
4 pressed...
Yes I think you have the cause of my problem.
Thanks
Unfortunately I cannot say anything about your colors.But I think this has nothing to do with GrblGru.
No the color problem is strange but not related to GbrlGru. In fact it does it with other...
I have a 3018 and am trying to use Universal Gcode Sender. I have a DFX-Gcode file made with CamBam. The problem is when I load the gcode the project lands too far from the cnc machine. See circled...
I have been trying to use this with my 3018 and also in simulation mode. When I import a DXF it lands very far from the "home" position. See attachment (pls excuse the wild colors Dont know where...
I have: 3018, Candle and USGS, CAMBAM generated gcode from AutoCAD2020 DXF drawing.
PROBLEM:
1. I don't know how to adjust depth of cut.
2. I have Gcode for a two inch diameter circle. Candle set...
I have a 3018 that is spot on accurate when testing. I have a pen holder to see my cut out after processing. I run Candle but the same thing happens in UGS. Candle is set for inches. I try to run a 2...