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  1. #1
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    Mach 3 running the wrong direction

    Can anyone tell me an easy way to make Mach 3 run the tool path in the opposite direction. I use Lazy Cam to set my files up to run. Some of them run around the pattern clockwise and some run counter clockwise. How can I change them so the router bit cleans the cuts better?

    Thanks Dan

  2. #2
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    The machine follows the g-code. You need to set the direction in LazyCAM. I don't use it, so can't tell you how to do it. There is a LazyCAM manual on the Machsupport forum.
    Gerry

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    http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html

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