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Hi Kevin, Your CRV file requires 2 TAP files. Both work perfectly with the collection points set to "Material Edge." One also works fine with the collection points set to "Image Cutting Area." The one that simply drills the two holes takes off out of control when the collection points are set to "Im...

Hi Kevin, I sent a message to Joe with the details. Please send me your CRV file so that we can eliminate potential differences in our post-processor. I'm using Aspire 8.014 and believe that this can read any V-carve or Aspire file that you may send to me. If you prefer not to post it then send me a...

Hi Kevin, Sorry to be so late but today was a long day at work. First, I ran your TAP file and I can verify that I see a real problem when setting collection points to "Image Cutting Area." The CNC is supposed to move to the lower left corner for the first position but instead moves to the extreme r...

Hi Kevin, I'll get to this tonight and let you know what I find.
Ed

I should add that changing between material edge and cutting area and subsequently loading a tap file using Virtual Zero correctly forces the operator to rerun virtual setup. This seems proper to me as the offset positions have changed.
Ed

Hi Kevin, Okay, I changed to using "Image cutting edge" but everything ran okay. I exited the program and restarted using stored Virtual positions and it again ran correctly. Hmmm, sorry but I haven't been able to reproduce the problem. I am attaching a screenshot and my TAP file just to see if you ...

Hi Kevin and Joe, I read Kevin's post and tried to recreate the issue. I loaded the latest version and it still says "V2.1 build 14" so I don't know if this is actually the same version as the previous that I had loaded. I first cleared the virtual table by pressing the "Clear Reading" button under ...

next big patch build went out today. v2.1 Build 14. Everything finally seems to work the way I expect it to. It took 1 year 8 months to get here, but I finally feel like I can be happy with my work. Best Regards, Joseph Poirier Software Developer, NextWave Automation Really fantastic work and you s...

Thank you Paul,
That's better than I expected. Actually, 4" sounds pretty good. I didn't know whether to expect 2".
Regards,
Ed

Thank you for the update, Paul. What is the largest diameter stock that can be utilized? Some forum members have asked about the manuals. The latest Shark Control Panel is version 2.1 build 12. This installs with links to the latest update of the SCP Manual and the 4th Axis installation, setup, and ...