Auckland

Hi,
I am sorry about that! LOL.

A few years back I was sending a boat prop to a company in Albany, and I wasn't really too sure I knew where Albany was so I addressed it:

......
Albany,
Somewhere North of the Bombay Hills.

The guy I sent it to must have a sense of humour because when he sent it back he addressed it:

........
Akaroa,
Somewhere South of the Bombay Hills

Good for a laugh...he made a fine job of the prop too.

Craig

Anyway

I'm none the closer

Feel like a Messenger video call so I can show you the problem

Hi,
the MDI works here.

Craig

Yep got that to enter

But still tries to cut in space, Lost in Space so to speak

Ray

Hi,
can you post the Gcode file. Should be able to attach it.

Craig

East ya hear out

I was at Akaroa in December...nice little ice cream shopon the way.....

Hi,
OK I got that. There appears to be two basic toolpaths, the first a facincg routine cut to a depth of -0.5mm. Then another adadptive?
toolpath but its eventual cut depth is only -0.1mm. Your facing cut is already deeper than that?

Anyway may I suggest breaking it into two Gcode jobs. The reason is that you will be able to avoid the M6 toolchange which I bet is giving you grief. Do you
have an Auto Toolchanger?  If not try to avoid M6's.

G90 G94 G91.1 G40 G49 G17
G21
G28 G91 Z5
G90
(FACE1)
S3000 M3
G54
M8
G0 X41.921 Y3.112
G1 Z-0.5 F400
G18 G3 X40.921 Z-0.5 I-1. K0.
G1 X37.625
X5. F800.
X0.01
X-0.01
G17 G2 Y11.138 I0. J4.013
G1 X0.01
X5.
X38.
G3 Y19.165 I0. J4.013
G1 X37.993
X5.
X0.01
X-0.01
G18 G3 X-1.01 Z0.5 I0. K1.
G0 Z15.
G17
M30
As you can see I removed the toolchange and particularly the G43 tool length compensation lines. Try it..... well above the part to start with!

Carig

I stayed in Akaroa a few years ago, it's a lovely area.
Back on topic: I don't think I've ever used MDI. I'm making a new screen set and I may leave that page out altogether.