Now i get one that says line exceeds maximum length
I’ve never seen that before.
Can you please post what line one says in your file?
Looks political in origin…
@RickLaney Are you using the Vectric-Easel post processor?
Yes i did what it said and copy and pasted it into the file where it said before i send it
Can you open the file in a text editor and copy/paste the first few lines here?
+================================================
+
- Easel output configuration
- Adapted from EdwardP Grbl configuration
+================================================
POST_NAME = “Easel”
FILE_EXTENSION = “nc”
UNITS = “INCHES”
±-----------------------------------------------
- Line terminating characters
±-----------------------------------------------
LINE_ENDING = “[13][10]”
±-----------------------------------------------
- Block numbering
±-----------------------------------------------
LINE_NUMBER_START = 0
LINE_NUMBER_INCREMENT = 10
LINE_NUMBER_MAXIMUM = 999999
+================================================
+
- Formating for variables
+================================================
VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0]
VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A|S|1.0]
VAR FEED_RATE = [F|C|F|1.1]
VAR X_POSITION = [X|C|X|1.4]
VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C|Y|1.4]
VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C|Z|1.4]
- Unused variables
- VAR ARC_CENTRE_I_INC_POSITION = [I|A|I|1.4]
- VAR ARC_CENTRE_J_INC_POSITION = [J|A|J|1.4]
- VAR X_HOME_POSITION = [XH|A|X|1.4]
- VAR Y_HOME_POSITION = [YH|A|Y|1.4]
- VAR Z_HOME_POSITION = [ZH|A|Z|1.4]
+================================================
+
- Block definitions for toolpath output
+================================================
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output at the start of the file
±--------------------------------------------------
begin HEADER
“G20”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for rapid moves
±--------------------------------------------------
begin RAPID_MOVE
“G0[X][Y][Z]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for the first feed rate move
±--------------------------------------------------
begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE
“G1[X][Y][Z][F]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for feed rate moves
±--------------------------------------------------
begin FEED_MOVE
“G1[X][Y][Z][F]”
±--------------------------------------------------
-
Commands output for the first clockwise arc move
±-------------------------------------------------- -
DISABLED
-
begin FIRST_CW_ARC_MOVE
-
“G2[X][Y][I][J][F]”
±--------------------------------------------------
-
Commands output for clockwise arc move
±-------------------------------------------------- -
DISABLED
-
begin CW_ARC_MOVE
-
“G2[X][Y][I][J]”
±--------------------------------------------------
-
Commands output for the first counterclockwise arc move
±-------------------------------------------------- -
DISABLED
-
begin FIRST_CCW_ARC_MOVE
-
“G3[X][Y][I][J][F]”
±--------------------------------------------------
-
Commands output for counterclockwise arc move
±-------------------------------------------------- -
DISABLED
-
begin CCW_ARC_MOVE
-
“G3[X][Y][I][J]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output at the end of the file
±--------------------------------------------------
begin FOOTER
- DISABLED
- “G0[ZH]”
- “G0[XH][YH]”
- “M30”
I meant the g-code file, not the post processor, haha
how do i get it to show the g-code file. all im trying to do is make a pocket then put my name inside it with a vcarve tool path
When you have your toolpaths all ready to go in vectric, you need to click “Save toolpaths” and save it as a .nc
file. Thats the g-code file you need to feed Easel.
See this video for more details (he goes through saving tool paths towards the end):
Ok. its not letting me save the toolpath that way in the trial version.
thats what i thought. OH well. I will get to use it when i purchase full version here real soon. Thanks for the help
please allow me to download the new easel!!
Hey @GilMayron sorry for the confusion. There is nothing to download this is for early access to send g-code. I enabled it for you. Go to the File Menu to try it out.
thanks! will try it out
I have been searching for a way to do this. I would like to try it out. Thanks
I would like to try it out. I don’t have the X-Carve yet, but hope to get one soon and trying out various software to figure our best place to jump in without breaking my budget or learning curve.
Thanks