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  1. #1
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    LazyCam Z-Optimizer (LCZO) available

    Hi. I have written a little command-line utility that removes the redundant up/down Z motion for which LazyCam is somewhat famous. This can greatly reduce runtime.

    LCZO basically "reads" through your gcode and removes the unnecessary Z travel.

    The program is run thusly:

    c:\mach3\gcode\lczo < part.tap > part_fixed.tap

    (1) "lczo" is the name of the small app (stands for LazyCam Z Optimizer).
    (2) "< part.tap" redirects the gcode file as input to lczo.
    (3) "> part_fixed.tap" redirects the output of the program to a new file you can load in Mach3.

    I will E-Mail a copy of the application to anyone that sends ANY amount of money via PayPal to cgallery yahoo.com as a gift. I'm just trying to raise $75 so I can buy the "Pro" version of LazyCam. Not just for my own use but also for when I do demonstrations for school classes (telling kids we have to draw a 2.75" circle to get a 3" hole unnecessarily complicates things).

    I will try to E-Mail the executable (only 8k in size because it is written in assembly) ASAP if anyone actually takes me up on this.

  2. #2
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    Re: LazyCam Z-Optimizer (LCZO) available

    I've created a webpage for my LazyCam Z-Optimizer here:

    https://www.jpthien.com/lczo.htm

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    Re: LazyCam Z-Optimizer (LCZO) available

    I'm curious why you want to go to LazyCAM Pro?? Is that solely based on cost? Because just about anything else (that's not free) is far superior to LazyCAM.
    Gerry

    UCCNC 2017 Screenset
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    Mach3 2010 Screenset
    http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html

    JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
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    (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)

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    Re: LazyCam Z-Optimizer (LCZO) available

    Quote Originally Posted by ger21 View Post
    I'm curious why you want to go to LazyCAM Pro?? Is that solely based on cost? Because just about anything else (that's not free) is far superior to LazyCAM.
    It is somewhat based on cost, somewhat based on familiarity with LazyCam and the way I work, but yes it is mostly based on cost. I would like offsetting and pocketing and I have half the money in my PayPal account now I only need about another $40. I know it sounds insane but I don't have a ton of spare cash right now.

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