New to CNC world
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New to CNC world
Hello all,
I jumped in the CNC world, bought the HD4 Extended. Got it set up [so I think] and decided to try it out with an out of the box project that Vetric has available. The only think I changed in the design was the material thickness (had some scrap material that was 11/16"). Recalculated the toolpaths, moved them to the thumbdrive. Turned on the HD4, set the starting point, set the Z with the touchplate. Selected the 1st toolpath and hit the go button. The machine went where it was supposed to and started cutting. It cut a micro version [Project dimensions are 9" X 8.5, the program/machine produced a 3/8" x 1/2"] of the project and I cant figure out why or where to go to adjust settings to produce the full sized version. Any help willl be greatly appreciated. Thanks all.
Reid
I jumped in the CNC world, bought the HD4 Extended. Got it set up [so I think] and decided to try it out with an out of the box project that Vetric has available. The only think I changed in the design was the material thickness (had some scrap material that was 11/16"). Recalculated the toolpaths, moved them to the thumbdrive. Turned on the HD4, set the starting point, set the Z with the touchplate. Selected the 1st toolpath and hit the go button. The machine went where it was supposed to and started cutting. It cut a micro version [Project dimensions are 9" X 8.5, the program/machine produced a 3/8" x 1/2"] of the project and I cant figure out why or where to go to adjust settings to produce the full sized version. Any help willl be greatly appreciated. Thanks all.
Reid
Re: New to CNC world
Sounds like VCarve may be set to mm instead of inches. 9mm x 8.5mm is about 3/8" x 3/8". Make sure your design file is using inches.Project dimensions are 9" X 8.5, the program/machine produced a 3/8" x 1/2"
A quick note at some frequent misinformation I see in this forum: This is not a post-processor problem. You can choose either a mm or in. postprocessor and get the exact same size and result. The only difference is the unit the post-processor uses to generate g-code and it does the conversions itself.
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Tony
Buffalo,NY
"What will matter is not what you bought but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave”
Aspire 11.015, photo vcarve, cnc mako shark extended bed with the new upgraded HD 5 gantry with Led pendent.
"What will matter is not what you bought but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave”
Aspire 11.015, photo vcarve, cnc mako shark extended bed with the new upgraded HD 5 gantry with Led pendent.
Re: New to CNC world
A quick note at some frequent misinformation I see in this forum: This is not a post-processor problem. You can choose either a mm or in. postprocessor and get the exact same size and result. The only difference is the unit the post-processor uses to generate g-code and it does the conversions itself.tonydude wrote:Make sure you have the right post processor.
You can select either the inches or mm postprocessor and get the same result. Here's a simple experiment to prove that, in case you don't believe the documentation:
http://www.cncsharktalk.com/viewtopic.p ... =10#p29037
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@Kavon @tonydude,
Thank you for the info, sorry for the late response, traveling for work.
It boiled down to selecting a different post processor.
I had saved the toolpaths using "G Code (inch) (*.tap)", I changed to "CNCShark-USB Arcs (inch) (*.tap)" and it worked like a champ.
As I stated in my post, I'm new to the CNC world and just about everything related to it is a new venture to me. I really appreciate your advice, I'm looking forward what the future has in store.
Reid
Thank you for the info, sorry for the late response, traveling for work.
It boiled down to selecting a different post processor.
I had saved the toolpaths using "G Code (inch) (*.tap)", I changed to "CNCShark-USB Arcs (inch) (*.tap)" and it worked like a champ.
As I stated in my post, I'm new to the CNC world and just about everything related to it is a new venture to me. I really appreciate your advice, I'm looking forward what the future has in store.
Reid
Re: New to CNC world
This is the part where I get to eat my words.I had saved the toolpaths using "G Code (inch) (*.tap)", I changed to "CNCShark-USB Arcs (inch) (*.tap)
I'm glad you got it figured out. tonydude was right in suspecting the post processor. I said the post processor didn't matter, but what I meant (and didn't say) was that which Shark post processor you used didn't matter. If you weren't using a Shark post-processor, then that would explain the problems.
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Im thoroughly boggled. Im new to forums so ive been going crazy trying tofigure out how to make a post. Im new to cnc machines and am trying to figure out everything. I have a Shark hdh and my question to anyone that can help is... How to use a dxf file ? google didnt help with converting to a crv file so now im stuck. Dan
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You don't convert a dxf file! You just bring it into Vcarve and work with it there.
I usually just drag it from the desktop into my project.
I usually just drag it from the desktop into my project.
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Buffalo,NY
"What will matter is not what you bought but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave”
Aspire 11.015, photo vcarve, cnc mako shark extended bed with the new upgraded HD 5 gantry with Led pendent.
"What will matter is not what you bought but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave”
Aspire 11.015, photo vcarve, cnc mako shark extended bed with the new upgraded HD 5 gantry with Led pendent.