Problems With Programming

[JEL DESIGNER]

I am having problems with my programming. My Torchmate software is on a different computer than where the VMD controller is. It seems that I check the G-Code before I save the program it works fine when I check it within the cut screen. I have been having issues with it doing the program 3 times during operation. Right now when it is caught the operator does the program manually by doing the Run From Here feature. It is making our cut times longer than they need to be. Is there a way to check the G-Code again prior to me installing it on the other computer? Is there some type of software that reads this G-Code that I can put on my computer? I don't want to have to go through and reprogram everything when this happens.

 

[Dnmeistr-LECS]

Can you further clarify this "I have been having issues with it doing the program 3 times during operation." Meaning it cuts the same part 3 times, then you simply have tool paths on top of tool paths, get rid of the duplicate tool paths, select all go to Machine and Delete Tool Path. Then break the part, Arrange > Break Path, select all count the # of objects and compare this with the number it shows selected at the top left of the screen.

 

[JEL DESIGNER]

How is that possible? I only did the tool path once. When the program is running, it will cut the same item in the program 3 times. Example, I was cutting a rectangle with holes. It would cut each hole 3 times with a slightly different starting point. Then when it cycle through the circles it did the same thing with the rectangle.

 

[Buzz Cooper]

I had that happen once when I was just learning the software. I have the machine in my shop with the VMD out there. I do all my designing and final G code in my office on another computer that is 300 feet away from my shop. I originally didn't know how to do the path functions correctly (Online,Male,female) so I thought I was doing it right as online. I learned later that the show tool path being checked allowed you to see the actual tool path. I never checked that box so if I modified it later I was modifying the path image and not the original image which in turn caused me to stack the cuts. So when I cut it it would cut each path twice right on top of each other. I now separate the original image and put it on the left side of the table square on the screen and all my tool path images are on the right. This comes in handy when I have 27 different parts in one master file for one product that gets welded together later. This may not be your problem but it was mine and if it helps then cool!!

 

[LECS-Chad]

This sounds like a sequence issue or a dimension setting in the TMCAD that need to be adjusted.

When you generate the tool path go to VIEW/SHOW TOOL PATHS ONLY. Select ALL (ctrl + A) and press DELETE on the keyboard to remove the tool path(s) created.

go to VIEW/SHOW TOOL PATHS

Generate the tool path again.

You should only have 1 lead in per geometry

At that point move to the x0 y0 and proceed as normal.

If you are generating a nest of parts larger than 100" then you need to change a size setting to get proper output.

go to MACHINE/MACHINING DEFAULTS

Select SETUP


Then change the MACHINE LIMITS to the size of the longest length of your table square.



Select APPLY then OK.

Re-output and you shouldn't see that duplicate issue.