Well here I go again

I don’t have a clue as to what I’m doing wrong

what a mess

Now it actually appears to be running backwards in the Z axis.

G17
G20
G0Z0.5000
G0X0.0000Y0.0000S16000M3
“M3”
G0X-0.0107Y0.8143Z0.3000
“M3”
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.0387F10.0
G1X-0.0106Y0.8139Z-0.0384F60.0
G1X-0.0107Y0.8145Z-0.0386
G1X-0.0107Y0.8309Z-0.0246
G1Y0.8412Z-0.0179
G1Y0.8438Z-0.0168
G1Y0.8498Z-0.0157
G1Y1.2653
G1Y1.2722Z-0.0171
G1Y1.2800Z-0.0214
G1Y1.3037Z-0.0376
G1X0.0269Y1.2888Z0.0000
G1X-0.0107Y1.3037Z-0.0376
G1Y1.7596
G1X-0.0030Y1.7661Z-0.0299
G1X0.0128Y1.7757Z-0.0141
G1X0.0269Y1.7824Z0.0000
G1X0.0128Y1.7757Z-0.0141

why does M3 keep showing up throughout the program ?
isn’t that the end of the program?

I just rebooted to see if that makes a difference

how can I stop UGS from opening up in metric?

M3 is spindle on.

Can you post the Post Processor file that you use here?

Larry,
You may correct me if i’m wrong, but I think that’s what I posted above.
Please forgive me, but I’m VERY new to all of this.

Not a problem.

The Post Processor file is the file that you select when you generate a toolpath in Vcarve Desktop.

It will be in one of the two directories with a path similar to this one for Vcarve PRO if you did the standard install.

C:\ProgramData\Vectric\VCarve Pro\V8.5\My_PostP
C:\ProgramData\Vectric\VCarve Pro\V8.5\PostP

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This is the post processor that I use.
It is for the X carve.
+================================================
+

  • Grbl - Vectric machine output configuration file

+================================================
+

  • History
  • Who When What
  • ======== ========== ===========================
  • EdwardP 11/02/2015 Written from Grbl_mm.pp but
  •                 set G20
    
  • EdwardP 11/02/2015 Commented out arcs as these
  •                 slow GRBL performance appear 
    
  •                 interpolated anyway
    
  • Mark 24/11/2015 Updated for interim 0.9 spec.
  •                 Renaming to be machine specific.
    
  •                 Removing M30 from Footer.
    

+================================================

POST_NAME = “X-Carve-JVL (inch) (*.gcode)”

FILE_EXTENSION = “gcode”

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]
+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

“G17”
“G20”
“G0[ZH]”
“G0[XH][YH][S]M3”

±--------------------------------------------------

  • Commands output for rapid moves
    ±--------------------------------------------------

begin RAPID_MOVE
“M3”
“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]”

±--------------------------------------------------

  • Commands output for the first clockwise arc move
    ±--------------------------------------------------

+begin FIRST_CW_ARC_MOVE

+“G2[X][Y][I][J][F]”

±--------------------------------------------------

  • Commands output for clockwise arc move
    ±--------------------------------------------------

+begin CW_ARC_MOVE

+“G2[X][Y][I][J]”

±--------------------------------------------------

  • Commands output for the first counterclockwise arc move
    ±--------------------------------------------------

+begin FIRST_CCW_ARC_MOVE

+“G3[X][Y][I][J][F]”

±--------------------------------------------------

  • Commands output for counterclockwise arc move
    ±--------------------------------------------------

+begin CCW_ARC_MOVE

+“G3[X][Y][I][J]”

±--------------------------------------------------

  • Commands output at the end of the file
    ±--------------------------------------------------

begin FOOTER

“G0[ZH]”
“M5”
“G0[XH][YH]”
“M03”

I hope that is what you needed

That is what I was asking for.

There is a discrepancy between the G-code that shows in the second picture that you posted and the Post Processor that you just posted.

Did you use a different post processor when you did the picture?

wow, if I did I sure don’t know it.
I will redo the program and post it again.

I just deleted the program from the file, opened up desktop to the file.
Then I re-ran the post processor and saved it to the file.
G17
G20
G0Z0.5000
G0X0.0000Y0.0000S16000M3
“M3”
G0X-0.0107Y0.8143Z0.3000
“M3”
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.0387F10.0
G1X-0.0106Y0.8139Z-0.0384F60.0
G1X-0.0107Y0.
G1X-
G1X0.2358Y1.4445Z-0.0558
G1X0.2285Y1.4574Z-0.0597
G1X0.2239Y1.4652Z-0.0631
G1X0.2232Y1.4809Z-0.0631
G1X0.2228Y1.4964Z-0.0648
G1X0.2224Y1.5021Z-0.0661
“M3”
G0Z0.3000
“M3”
G0X-0.2457
“M3”
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.0661F10.0
G1X-0.2464Y1.4858Z-0.0633F60.0
G1X-0.2468Y1.4704Z-0.0630
G1X-0.2475Y1.4642Z-0.0629
G1X-0.2559Y1.4503Z-0.0572
G1X-0.2634Y1.4361Z-0.0547

G1X-0.3624Y1.8798Z-0.0183
G1X-0.3709Y1.8813Z-0.0193
G1X-0.3812Y1.8807Z-0.0228
G1X-0.3871Y1.8794Z-0.0260
G1X-0.3985Y1.9111Z0.0000
G1X-0.3871Y1.8794Z-0.0260
“M3”
G0Z0.3000
“M3”
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.0260F10.0
G1X-0.3800Y1.8808Z-0.0223F60.0
G1X-0.3709Y18813Z-0.0193

G1X-0.4752Y1.8824Z-0.0245
G1X-0.4508Y1.9292Z-0.0252
G1X-0.4353Y1.9557Z-0.0258
“M3”
G0Z0.3000
G0Z0.5000
“M5”
G0X0.0000Y0.0000
M03

I got a message basically that my file was too big.
So I cut some out of the middle.
But I get the sense that I’m not giving you what you’re asking for.

It’s probably not your main problem, but you do have a Post Processor that is a bit odd.

Try using this post processor. Place it in the …\My_PostP directory.

X_Carve_trial_inch.pp (3.9 KB)

Thank you all for your help.
But its time for this boy to get some sleep.
(that may be a part of my problem)
I will pick this up again tomorrow.
Thanks again for your efforts.

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He’s using Vcarve Desktop.

Thanks Phil.
I will try it this evening.

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