So... hello all- oldcrowe here from Oregon Coast!!
I have been teaching myself CNC routing/Mach3... and having a ball!
But today I downloaded a sample file, and something in the gcode doesn't make sense to me.
I have attached several pages of the code...
In the gcode, the author has the tool (Z axis) plunging down to 0.000! Please see the attached doc and see the highlighted Z position code.
I ran the code on Mach3, and the tool went down to 0.0000 and worked it's little heart out, but was only touching the work...(Duh...)
So- my question: What am I missing? Is this gcode correct? If so. I really need more schoolin'!:frown:
I copied the code into a text editor, found all the Z0.000 and turned them into Z-0.0500 and had the expected results of actually seeing the bit do some work! But if the gcode is correct, then I'm really missing something!
Thanks so much for your help-
Oldcrowe
I have been teaching myself CNC routing/Mach3... and having a ball!
But today I downloaded a sample file, and something in the gcode doesn't make sense to me.
I have attached several pages of the code...
In the gcode, the author has the tool (Z axis) plunging down to 0.000! Please see the attached doc and see the highlighted Z position code.
I ran the code on Mach3, and the tool went down to 0.0000 and worked it's little heart out, but was only touching the work...(Duh...)
So- my question: What am I missing? Is this gcode correct? If so. I really need more schoolin'!:frown:
I copied the code into a text editor, found all the Z0.000 and turned them into Z-0.0500 and had the expected results of actually seeing the bit do some work! But if the gcode is correct, then I'm really missing something!
Thanks so much for your help-
Oldcrowe
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