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  1. #1
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    ArtCam Pro and Mach3

    Saved my art as an.nc file in inches and when it is opened in Mach3 it shows dimensions in metric...my CNC router goes crazy, it is all over the table....!!! Hope the British and American someday decide on one of the systems...!!!

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    metric vs. inches

    Related to my previous post: Could you run a vector art in metric on a Router CNC that is set in inches?

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    Can you post the an.nc file?

    Or at least a few lines of code, would help.


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    For some reason I can not upload the file, I get and "invalid file format" error...

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    If you .zip the file first, it should work, when you try to upload here.


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  6. #6
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    found problem

    Found the problem...when I saved the file in toolpath, in the machine output file there is an option for metric or inches with Axyz_Arc_(*nc), now it works fine. But I have other problem, I know it is the learning curve of ArtCam Pro. How do you combine letters on an existing Art work? My art is a template with letters on it, when the file is sent to the router, it only carves the template and not the letters. Bear with me, new to ArtCam Pro. Thanks for any help...

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