Hello everyone,
Well finally got everything together (no plasma cutter yet) Have been working with the Mach3 and sheetcam trying to understand exactly how everything sets up. I am having problems when I import a DXF file into sheetcam and after I use the post processor. Up to that point I can get that done but when I pull it up in mach3 it is there but when I try to run it the machine just heads for a limit switch and of course stops. I am not understanding the table setup I guess. I have read everywhere I think I might find something about table setup but have had zero luck in setting the part up so that it is within the softlimits. I know this is probably very simple so most of you but I am learning as I go. I have built a 4X4 table with XYZ and A (slaved) axis with nema 23 300 oz. steppers running a G540 controller with mach3 software. Any guidance or point in the right direction to where I go now please feel free. I did find one DXF file in the gcode files that comes with mach3 that runs but the rest do as described above. I know that I haven't set up something correctly but not sure what. I am using the plasma XML furnished by gecko drives. It may be in my motor tuning and the motors are not stepping the correct distance per inch. I better shut up before you see just how unlearned I really am. But I am willing to listen and learn.
Thanks in advance
Bill