Newbie here - Mach 3 doesn't like Featurecam code (example included)

[NatFJ55]

Hi everybody,

I have a Syil X4 Plus that I am controlling with Mach 3. I downloaded some sample G-code and the machine works great. Now I am trying to generate my own code with Featurecam and am having problems.

I am starting out with a simple bored hole. Here is the code as generated by Featurecam:

.N10G70G75G90
'Part1 5-31-2009'
'SIDE1'
'TOOL NUMBER:1'
'SPINDLE RPM:3500'
N35G0X0.Y0.T1M6
N40S3500
N45X1.1732Y0.65
N50Z0.1M8
N55G1Z0.01F17.5
N60X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.024
N65X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.058
N70X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.092
N75X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.126
N80X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.16
N85X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.194
N90X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.228
N95X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.262
N100X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.296
N105X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.33
N110X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.364
N115X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.398
N120X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.432
N125X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.466
N130X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.5
N135X0.935Y0.7875F35.0
#1
N145G3X0.935Y0.7875I1.0J0.75F35.0
N150G2X0.8676Y0.7877I0.9014J0.8069
N155G3X0.8015Y0.7744I0.8368J0.7701
N160G3X0.8015Y0.7744I1.0J0.75
$
=#1
N175G1X1.1732Y0.65
N180X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.524F17.5
N185X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.558
N190X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.592
N195X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.626
N200X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.66
N205X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.694
N210X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.728
N215X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.762
N220X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.796
N225X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.83
N230X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.864
N235X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.898
N240X0.8268Y0.85Z-0.932
N245X1.1732Y0.65Z-0.966
N250X0.8268Y0.85Z-1.0
N255X0.935Y0.7875F35.0
=#1
N265G0Z1.0
'SIDE1'
'TOOL NUMBER:2'
' SPINDLE RPM:3500'
N285G0X0.Y0.T2M6
N290F10.5S3500
N295X0.8015Y0.7744
N300Z0.1
N305G1Z-1.0F10.5
N310X0.7698Y0.6929F21.0
N315G3X0.7937Y0.6088I0.9072J0.6865F10.5
N320G3X0.7937Y0.6088I1.0J0.75
N325G3X0.865Y0.5396I1.0J0.75
N330G3X0.9498Y0.5182I0.9392J0.6553
N335G1X1.0303Y0.5523F21.0
N340G0Z1.0
N345X0.Y0.M2

[NatFJ55]

If I delete the first few lines of info that isn't code, it fails at the #1

This is the beginning of a macro?

How do I massage the code to work?

[NatFJ55]

I am thinking it needs to be run through a post processor?

How do those work? Which one to use?

[ger21]

You need to use a different post processor. Don't use FeatureCAM, so can't help much. I know a guy on the Yahoo group uses it. There's also a post there.

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/0O8iSoA...ecam/Mach2.CNC

[NatFJ55]

Originally Posted by ger21 You need to use a different post processor. Don't use FeatureCAM, so can't help much. I know a guy on the Yahoo group uses it. There's also a post there. http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/0O8iSoA...ecam/Mach2.CNC

Hahaha........I realized I had not changed the post processor. I found one but I will check out your link too.

Thanks!