Hello,
Does anyone know or has experienced Carbide motion swapping Z and Y when importing software from Carveco Maker. It seems to only do this when trying to cut words pocketed cutouts appear to be fine.
Width (X): 4.06in
Depth (Y): 6.15in
Height (Z): 0.30in
Cutting depth below program zero -0.10in
Approximate Cutting Time: 1920 hours, 45 min
actually when i look at this z appears to be correct but I’m not sure why its stating the time and it being deeper than the cutting depth which its not
Upload the file?
Further explanation of the context?
Hi Will,
Attached you will find a sinnept of the file as the org file was to large to upload.
Basically, what is occuring is that the Carbide software believes that the cut is below the actual material. However, I literally used the same settings to cut a pocket out of a tray. So this is just like .06xx deeper which is more than enough as the material is .6 in deep.
I’ve adjusted this to a min cut depth like .0125 and I still get an error which leads me to believe that this is a software issue. This appears to only happen when trying to cut text. Cutting pockets and or cutting out the project overall appears to have no issues at all.
word3-file (3).zip (3.1 MB)
The file “looks” good in ncviewer
As noted, the G-code file seems fine:
Usually, this sort of difficulty is caused by a mismatch between job setup:
and how origin is set relative to the stock:
I find that opening the .c2d file up and drawing a box which matches the specified dimensions (draw up the cut in profile if need be) or moving the machine to the origin and then using a tape measure to measure out the dimension(s) in question will make clear where things aren’t lining up.
If you still have trouble, please send in the .c2d file and let us know step-by-step how you are securing your stock and setting zero relative to it and managing all tool changes, and send a photo showing the stock in place and the machine at the zero position relative to it (or a specified offset from that position) and screengrabs showing what Carbide Motion shows for Position and Machine Position (click on either to toggle to the other).
The values that CM reports is the envelope (min/max values of XYZ) of the toolpath, not the stock size. So it includes retract distance and cut depth in the Z height. If you’re running a trim path around the outside of your stock, the XY values will likely be the width & depth plus the tool dia.
If you’re cutting one small detail on a job, the numbers may be much smaller than the stock size.
