Need Help!- How do I create the g-code for this?

[tjones]

I guess what I have done that avoids many of these issues is to save templates of my normal features and settings. By this I mean I have determined what has worked and saved them to a name like "pocket with finish pass".

Then I can open that file and all the seetings are saved. I simply merge my part or draw a new ne and select the geometry. Makes for a very fast post in the working environement.

[bjcnc]

I too could not verify check out FAQ 12 Settings stock geometry pdf on their website. It does work when you do it that way. Basically all you are doing is drawing a rectangle around the drawing so that a stock piece size can be seen by the simulator. You will need to set thicknes under mill stock. I too wish someone would give a step by step a lot of time has been wasted trying to figure out what and how . I too am having problems cutting off design parts I will be following this thread closely hope you can understnd what I said and that it helps you.Good Luck bjcnc

[cnczoner]

I've used the verify feature before, so I went back to some old test files I had and could not verify those now. So I re-installed Bobcad and I could verify successfully. After some more use, Bobcad crashed a few times and I later realized I could not verify again. Reinstall, and verify works again. So the crashing is causing some file corruption. Arrrggghhh!!!!

[cnczoner]

Originally Posted by tjones ... Also I would not say that any software crashing should be considered normal. Crashing is caused by the software doing something that can't be done in the way it was programmed. This is why a programmer adds error checks and yes "User error messages" to tell you not to do that. Or limits added in the code to prevent it.

Oh believe that I know this well. I've been a software developer for years and I've worked for MS, IBM and other major players. I know what proper software is.

And a few days later, I get a letter in the mail requesting money for a software support contract.

Since Bobcad is still working on adding features and operations I give them a little understanding.

But if that's the case, then not telling me this up front when begging me to buy their software is misrepresentation. Most beta-software I've used (and properly identified as such) has had less bugs. I got long spiels from "Kenny" about how long the software has been around and how great and advanced it is now.

BTW: My little triangle works just fine. Do you have any cutter comp? When roughing I do not use comp but let the path take care of it. This may be a post issue and not a software one. Maybe but maybe not.

I have not set any cutter comp and not aware of how to do this other than telling it the endmill size in each operation. That's the only compensation I've used. Are you suggesting there's another place to set compensation?

Cheers,
-Neil.

[cnczoner]

BTW, for the part for which I was trying to create the g-code, I ended up drawing it in Turbocad and wrote the g-code manually by extracting dimensions from that.

[tjones]

Yes,

Cutter comp is actually a code output. So if Bobcad generates a paths that comps for the endmill and also there is cutter comp turned on then the simulation will be a little weird.

Some people do this intentionally to comp a few thou at the machine when their endmill does not match what was programmed in the CAM package.

I do not know if this is the case for your problem though.