584,866 active members*
5,097 visitors online*
Register for free
Login
Results 1 to 3 of 3
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Posts
    103

    AXYZ Automation ToolPath Software Issue

    Hello All,

    Used to do this all the time.
    Must be having a brain cramp.

    I have a DXF file that has text and a perimeter shape.
    The file is a 2d dxf drawing for a sign.

    Carve the text using the special engrave 3d functions. No problem.

    Then I send a rdy file to cut the perimeter shape thru using multipass function.
    The material is 1.5 inch thick high density foam board.

    On the OUTPUT page:
    Compensation set to radius of cutter.
    Depth set to THRU.
    Multipass ON and the material thickness set to 1.5".
    Pass depth to 0.25". Number of passes updates to 6.
    Change cutter and set F4 and F8 cutter depths accordingly.

    The router advances to the start point and comes down to the material surface.
    Never plunges down to the step distance. Repeats six times if I let it.

    Exported the file as a text NC file and there are X and Y values but no Z values.
    ToolPath issue or 2D drawing requires something?
    What am I missing?
    thanks,

    Ted

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Posts
    103

    Re: AXYZ Automation ToolPath Software Issue

    Extensive testing resulted in ToolPath evidently has problems with ellipses or arcs.
    Plain rectangle object had no issues using multipass function.

    There should be a user group for AXYZ cnc routers to share experiences.

    Ted

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Posts
    26

    Re: AXYZ Automation ToolPath Software Issue

    Old thread but I have experience in this area. I have had the exact same problem with my toolpath machine, ie the cutting only at surface level and never into the material. The only way I have been able to resolve the issue is to go back to the DXF drawing, in my case using Autocad and to make sure there are no unwitting 3d objects or objects with any z value. I know you say that you have no z values, but I have found that just because there appears to be no z, doesn't mean there isn't one hiding somewhere.

    The next failsafe after you've made sure your drawing is good in your cad program is within Toolpath itself:

    Go to the EDIT tab on the tool bar, after selecting edit, go all the way over to the right of the tool bar options and counting back from right to left there is HELP, MAIN MENU, then MAKE 2D. This is the command you need AND sometimes you need to run that command 2 or 3 times depending on the complexity of the job. Only takes a few seconds so whenever I am doing something with text especially (because that is often when this problem appears) I run the MAKE 2D command several times.

    Often I forget the above myself and only find it needs doing when I see that the machine is only cutting some parts properly and not all.



    Richard.

Similar Threads

  1. AXYZ ToolPath issue
    By VTX1800 in forum Commercial CNC Wood Routers
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 08-28-2018, 07:18 PM
  2. AXYZ ToolPath Issues
    By cselby in forum Commercial CNC Wood Routers
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 09-18-2017, 11:56 AM
  3. AXYZ Older CNC Router Running Toolpath software
    By aldepoalo in forum Commercial CNC Wood Routers
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 08-18-2015, 07:09 PM
  4. AXYZ / Toolpath question
    By revwarguy in forum Commercial CNC Wood Routers
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 09-11-2013, 10:15 PM
  5. Axyz Automation 4008
    By Fran_k in forum Commercial CNC Wood Routers
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 10-07-2010, 07:22 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •