Running mach 3 on a home built cnc 3 axis harbor freight mill drill unit.
I have access to mastercam at school and am trying to figure out how to use it in conjunction with mach 3.
I converted the posts on mach 3's website for use with mastercam x series.
It looks ok in mastercam, but when I load it into mach 3 the g code is being read differently then I believe it should.. I have found threads saying change I,J to incremental instead of absolute in mach 3 but this doesn't effect anything.
The part I am trying to trouble shoot with is a 3" x 3" block of wood with a circle in the middle of it.
When I load it into mach 3 it shows the circle but moves it to the upper right corner of the 3x3 block instead of the middle. I can upload g code when I get to my laptop.
I have talked to my professor about this but he is not a fan of "home" projects... and has basically told me I am wasting my time with it. Any help would be appreciated.
I posted this in the mach mill section as well, if a mod could delete that I realize I probably posted that in the wrong section and don't like double posting...