SprutCAM build 5.50 available

[saabaero]

I started having a weird problem with V5.5 today. It seems like the initial position for the cutter shifted and I was cutting through the part to get to the start point.

I'm not sure if there is just a parameter was set different when v5.5 was installed or if there is a bug in the software. I tried playing with some of the settings and the cutter moved back to the correct initial position but it seems to change at random. Also the cutter is in one place (say in the x+ direction) and the tool path start is along the z axis. That seems to change locations randomly also.

Has anyone experienced anything similar or have an idea as to what I may be doing wrong?

[David Bord]

Can you post your project file? Are you setting your safe height and safe level above the work piece?

David

[saabaero]

This probably wasn't a good time to switch to version 5.5 as I am just learning the software. I have seen in this version, and the previous version where some strange things happened that only shutting down the program and restarting it will cure. For example, today I took a simple cube and moved the construction plane 1/2" above the part. When I projected the periphery the resulting rectangle was moved sideways from the part and rotated 90 degrees instead of being projected directly above it (regardless of what I tried). When I shut down and restarted the program it acted normally.This complicates the situation for me as it is hard for me to tell if it's something I am doing wrong or if it is a bug in the software. This can drive me crazy while trying to learn.

In the previous version I never saw a situation where the cutter was positioned below the part after I created the toolpath but that could just be a coincidence. My safe level is set 1/2" above the Z zero (top of part) in the operation parameters. I'm not sure if I know how to set the safe height. My tool was always positioned about 7" above the Z0 on the X0 Y0 at the start of the tool path. I'm not sure if that was the tool change location or not but I never had to change any other settings (during my limited experience with the software).