@vicious1 That id a good way to view it. As the functions of fusion I like but what I’m finding out. Is even with the intent of something and modeling. It’s much different when you are the one to put that into machining.
At work setups and programs I write by hand. The haas makes it much easier and a way to check the code lol. This is much different but I think there’s a lot more you can take from these builds and advance the knowledge.
With that being said, if I change gears for the time being. Prolly have to get some different firm ware for the lowrider two and the Rambo to accept the estlcam?? Tough learning curve with that cam software ?
@robertbu I ain’t given up yet on the fusion just putting the feelers out that @vicious1 is recommending. If the post processor hurdle for estlcam isn’t that bad.
I don’t know where you are with Fusion 360 at this point until you run a new job. It seemed that using “Reset All Coordinates” may have got you past your Z issues. The only issue I’m trying to debug with you right now is why the behavior you are getting is different when using your SETZERO.GCODE g-code file than when you use Reset All Coordinates from the V1 custom menu. This has nothing to do with Fusion 360. I suspect you did not put a new line at the end of the file, or there may be something more subtle going on, or it might be user error. Having the digital file uploaded to the forum would allow me to determine what is going on.
As for EstlCAM, there are a lot of users of this program on this forum, so there are a lot of people that can help you. I’m a Fusion 360 user, so beyond the simple things, I cannot help with EstlCAM.
@mbamberg hey bud, be careful about which part? Does it give clear instructions regarding if you want to wipe the board and install? I haven’t looked at them yet. However that’s makes me a little nervous outta the gate
As I suspected, there is no new line/carriage return the end of the line. If I place my curser in the text and move it as far over/down in the file as it will go, it looks like this:
You want to hit the <enter/return> key so that the last place the cursor will go is at least:
Notice how the cursor is on the next line. Or you could even do this to make sure:
Without having the new line at the end of the last line of the file, the line is ignored, so you executing this file was not doing the G92. You were not getting a G92 to reset your Z height, which is one core reason your machine was not doing what you expected. Change this file and return your test, and you should see behavior identical to “Reset All Coordinates” in the V1 custom menu. And you can confirm that the file worked by seeing 0,0,0 for the coordinates.
Solution: shoutout to everyone that helped me with this! @robertbu nailed it! Added
that block in just as it appears. Homed at my position and away we went.
Successful but not 100 percent. Which I’m okay with . I’m green at the modeling so to turn a file into a body and model and program and run! It felt good to see a plan come together. Got to make some changes for the tabs but we’ll be off after that I hope.
Thanks yall @vicious1@jeffeb3
