[bmurph]

I have a complex part with a lot of arcs meeting other arcs, and I'm getting this error

"bad number FormatLine 15"

N15G01Z-0.0625F30.0
N16X2.3023Y2.4519F***.0

I made the g-code with Dolphin CAM.

Thanks,

[ger21]

F***.0 is most likely your problem. Probably due to your Dolphin post.

[bmurph]

The post is MACH_3 and it's new. Now that I know that F = feedrate, should I just put a feedrate there?

[ger21]

Sure, but it'll get old after a while. I'd talk to Dolphin and find out what's causing the problem, and get it fixed.

[bmurph]

We haven't solved it yet, but it only happened when I put a Z feedrate of 44in/min in the cam program. When I leave it the default 1.25in/min it doesn't happen. I'm using a new Post Processor that dolphin sent me, the problem I got now is that the finishing passes are offset to the positive X side causing a side step for every Z level. See these photos:






This circle doesn't have that offset it but it's no perfectly round.

[bmurph]

The G codes looks ok as far a I can tell. Here's the g code for the rectangle witch also has the offset finish problem.

;( CNC File :- 5square )
;( Produced :- 16:10:33 Sunday, January 22, 2012 )
;( Post Processor :- M_Mach 3_inc )
;( Part Number ID :- )
;( Tools Used )
;( T01 0.125 End mill)
N 20 G00 G20 G17 G90 G40 G49
N 40 M05
N 50 X0.0 Y0.0
N 60 M06 T01
N 70 M03
N 80 S500
N 90 G04 P2.0
N 100 M08
N 110 Z0.125 F5.0
N 120 G01 Z-0.025 F1.25
N 130 Y0.0345 F5.0
N 140 X-0.1595
N 150 Y-0.0345
N 160 X0.1595
N 170 Y0.0345
N 180 X0.0
N 190 G03 Y0.0 I0.0 J-0.0173
N 200 Y0.1035 I0.0 J0.0518
N 210 G01 X-0.2285
N 220 Y-0.1035
N 230 X0.2285
N 240 Y0.1035
N 250 X0.0
N 260 G03 Y0.0345 I0.0 J-0.0345
N 270 Y0.1725 I0.0 J0.069
N 280 G01 X-0.2975
N 290 Y-0.1725
N 300 X0.2975
N 310 Y0.1725
N 320 X0.0
N 330 G03 Y0.1035 I0.0 J-0.0345
N 340 G01 Y0.0
N 350 Z-0.05 F1.25
N 360 Y0.0345 F5.0
N 370 X-0.1595
N 380 Y-0.0345
N 390 X0.1595
N 400 Y0.0345
N 410 X0.0
N 420 G03 Y0.0 I0.0 J-0.0173
N 430 Y0.1035 I0.0 J0.0518
N 440 G01 X-0.2285
N 450 Y-0.1035
N 460 X0.2285
N 470 Y0.1035
N 480 X0.0
N 490 G03 Y0.0345 I0.0 J-0.0345
N 500 Y0.1725 I0.0 J0.069
N 510 G01 X-0.2975
N 520 Y-0.1725
N 530 X0.2975
N 540 Y0.1725
N 550 X0.0
N 560 G03 Y0.1035 I0.0 J-0.0345
N 570 G01 Y0.0
N 580 Z-0.075 F1.25
N 590 Y0.0345 F5.0
N 600 X-0.1595
N 610 Y-0.0345
N 620 X0.1595
N 630 Y0.0345
N 640 X0.0
N 650 G03 Y0.0 I0.0 J-0.0173
N 660 Y0.1035 I0.0 J0.0518
N 670 G01 X-0.2285
N 680 Y-0.1035
N 690 X0.2285
N 700 Y0.1035
N 710 X0.0
N 720 G03 Y0.0345 I0.0 J-0.0345
N 730 Y0.1725 I0.0 J0.069
N 740 G01 X-0.2975
N 750 Y-0.1725
N 760 X0.2975
N 770 Y0.1725
N 780 X0.0
N 790 G03 Y0.1035 I0.0 J-0.0345
N 800 G01 Y0.0
N 810 G00 Z0.125
N 820 Z0.25
N 830 Z0.125
N 840 G01 Z-0.09 F1.25
N 850 Y0.0375 F5.0
N 860 X-0.1625
N 870 Y-0.0375
N 880 X0.1625
N 890 Y0.0375
N 900 X0.0
N 910 G03 Y0.0 I0.0 J-0.0188
N 920 Y0.1125 I0.0 J0.0563
N 930 G01 X-0.2375
N 940 Y-0.1125
N 950 X0.2375
N 960 Y0.1125
N 970 X0.0
N 980 G03 Y0.0375 I0.0 J-0.0375
N 990 Y0.1875 I0.0 J0.075
N 1000 G01 X-0.3125
N 1010 Y-0.1875
N 1020 X0.3125
N 1030 Y0.1875
N 1040 X0.0
N 1050 G03 Y0.1125 I0.0 J-0.0375
N 1060 G01 Y0.0
N 1070 G00 Z0.125
N 1080 Z0.25
N 1090 G28 Z0.0
N 1100 M30
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