[dahui]

Hi all,

I have a bit of a work emergency here. We have two K2 routers running Mach 2. I'm trying different programs on each machine but have the same problem.

The tool moves to z . 3125 (the first rapid) and does not make any more z moves but the x and y keeps running. It would seem like the Z inhibit is active, but it is turned off and set to 0.0. Also, the readout for the Z axis does not move below .3125. I can jog the Z manually with no problem and the readout indicates correctly.

any thoughts? Help! We need to get this mold into the vacuum form today and it's a 2.5 hour rout on both machines.

thanks in advance!

[ger21]

It just started doing it on two machines at the same time? Are you sure it's not the g-code? If not, Id try removing the .xml files and reconfigure mach to create a new .xml file

[dahui]

Yeah that would lead me to belive its the code as well. I posted it using rhino cam and the Mach II processor. Would posting as a .txt file cause a problem? I've used .dxf before but I thought they were interchangeable in Mach II. Here are the first few lines:

N10 G20
N20 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90
N30 G64(CONSTANT CONTOUR ON OR TURN OFF W/G61)
N40 (Machining Operations)
N50 T1 M6
N60 G43 0
N70 S20000 M03;
N80 G00 Z0.3125
N90 X8.5975 Y20.8799
N100 G01 Z0.1736 F50.0;
N110 G01 X8.5972 Y22.0979 Z-0.2697 F150.0;
N120 G01 X8.6048 Y22.1361 Z-0.2839;
N130 G01 X8.6264 Y22.1685 Z-0.2981;
N140 G01 X8.6587 Y22.1902 Z-0.3122;
N150 G01 X8.6969 Y22.1980 Z-0.3264;
N160 G01 X8.7991 Y22.1984 F200.0;
N170 G01 X8.8375 Y22.1909;
N180 G01 X8.8700 Y22.1692;
N190 G01 X8.8918 Y22.1367;
N200 G01 X8.8995 Y22.0984;
N210 G01 X8.9034 Y8.6982;

[neilw20]

What is with the ";"s
All the Z lines that don't work have got them.

[dahui]

normally the semi colon just indicates "end of block"

I've been running the program in air and it also seems to jump blocks. Basically it's running the rapids and not reading the g01 commands. Any thoughts on that one?

[ger21]

Try getting rid of the semi colons. Also, you're line N60 isn't right. Should be G43 Hx where x is the tool number for the length offset.

[dahui]

Not sure what the problem is but I think it's computer related. I tried generating the toolpath and posting on a different machine and it worked fine. Code looks identical. Thanks for the advice! I'll post a solution if I ever find out what it is.