hi mike thanks for the reply
the lack of detail is down to the learning curve im on! im not a machine programmer until about 2 months ago when i bought our first cnc machine.
the machine controller is a program called XMC-E and has 2.5d g code facility or hpgl which is how we are bringing in our data.
what i have is the following all generated from same model same paths:
N210 X17.841 Y80.232R226.302 this code gives a correct type of cut but seems to be a poor quality ie not enough lines when on the XMCE display for the machine
N220 G17 X30.172 Y132.209 I-40.244 J-41.931 F2377.3 this code travels only in straight lines at cut level the i and js are cut at z clearance although it appears to ramp up to z clear the path is correct quality
ive tried the above without the G17 codes and no difference.
N110 X18.412 Y18.309 R0.826 this produced no vectors in job error message when loading i dont know why as it appears the same as above top when comapring complete code.
N100X67.287Y40.582Z-3.469F3000 this code came from a powermill file and works fine every line has all the co ordinates in it.
when changing settings i cannot find what makes the R or the I J co ordinates change between them on the output it seems that the tick boxes in the modal section do not effect it likewise the machine settings for helical arc and arc plane do not seem to make this change.
Answers i need today after playing with the machine and 20 different codes i generated in my evenings are:
in machine setup the arc plane has several settings from none to xy+zy+zx what do the different settings achieve/do? i realise that the G17 code came from this box and thats how i tried it without.
the helical arc settings of none,single multi what are they for?
resolved rapids?
rapid 3d?
what setting changes between the R and the IJ code line output for the arcs?
is it possible to get a x... y... z... output on all lines from edgecam as per the powermill file?
lastly i can only get to n9990 then n9999 for all the remaining lines tried to change block numbers and nc file general settings but no difference.
thanks in advance to any answers and help from all users.