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  1. Skipping going to home between operations in Partworks

    Hi Everyone
    Is there a way in PartWorks 3.5 I can stop the tool returning to home between operations? I have to manually edit the part files now to delete the move back to home and it has become...
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    Thank you!

    I bought one this Friday and it works great. Thank you!
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    Dynamic In-Motion Depth Control

    Hello
    Is there anyway to jog the cutter up or down during a cut? I know you can change the speed of the cutter with the Shift <> keys. Is there something similar for cut depth?

    I am doing so...
  4. I figured it out Jerry. Thanks for your help!

    I figured it out Jerry. Thanks for your help!
  5. That worked! Thank you. Only 1 issue. The...

    That worked! Thank you. Only 1 issue. The offset values for the XY limit switches are wrong and now my machines Zero is not where it used to be. I know there is a way to edit the offset for the...
  6. E Stop and Limit Switch issues preventing use

    Hi
    I am having issues with my Estop and XY Limit switches that are preventing my computer from communicating with my control box. When I start up the control soft ware ( I am still using 3.6.44)...
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    Changing Feed Speeds while cutting

    Hi Everyone
    Does anyone know if there is a way you can change the feed speed of a cutter while the part is running? A dynamic speed control if you will.

    Thanks
    Ben
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    Cutting fiberglass

    Hey everyone,
    Does anyone have any data (speeds and feeds) on cutting fiberglass? I plan on using a 67-101 diamond pattern bit.

    The fiberglass is .125 inch thick. MCmaster-Carr structural...
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    Hi Steve I will check to see what the gap...

    Hi Steve
    I will check to see what the gap distance is between the bolt and the prox switch. I have the prox switches sold by ShopBot.

    Thanks
    Ben
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    Hi Brad, Actually it was an accident. I hit C3...

    Hi Brad,
    Actually it was an accident. I hit C3 instead of C2 and the machine went through the XY program. I have learned that if you try to stop it mid program it will generally crash and make you...
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    XY Zero Accuracy and program theory question

    Hi,
    I recently ran a 3D file with very tight tolerances and had to re-zero the XY location between tool changes. Sadly the next cut was noticeably off (roughly .040) which led me to question what...
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    Hi Scott, Thanks for your reply and help. My...

    Hi Scott,
    Thanks for your reply and help. My packet ET is around 35. Frank and I are still trying to figure out why it is so high.
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    If you run 3.8.4 please read

    Hi everyone,
    I was hoping to get the help of the forum. I am having issues running the latest update of the control software (3.8.4) and with the help of Frank (of Shopbot technical support fame) I...
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    Thanks Jerry, Ben

    Thanks Jerry,
    Ben
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    Thanks Brady, I uninstalled 3.8 and put back my...

    Thanks Brady,
    I uninstalled 3.8 and put back my tried and trusted version 3.6.44. Now I am have a false E switch signal which is preventing my machine from moving. I have a connection but when I...
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    Problem when I upgraded to 3.8.02

    Hi
    I just upgraded my control software to 3.8.02, updated my firmware and everything seemed to install fine. However, when I went to run the machine, the jog was all choppy and jumpy.

    I have...
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    How to upgrade Partworks to 3.5?

    Hi
    I am running Partworks 1.102 which I just downloaded from the Drivers/Patches portion of the Shopbot site. I want to jump to version 3.5 but I don't see a download to get from 1.102 to 3.0...
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    Same error message - what was the fix?

    Hi David,
    I have the same error message on about metric conversion. What solution did Dana suggest? Can you please let me know?

    Thanks
    Ben
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    Problem solved by resetting ramp values. Not...

    Problem solved by resetting ramp values. Not sure how they changed but things seem back to normal.

    Thanks
    Ben
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    Thanks Scott, I will try checking the ramp...

    Thanks Scott,
    I will try checking the ramp values. I have a PRS Standard.

    Some more evidence is that when I ran the leveling file at .5 I didn't lose any Y at all. At 2 I lost about .25 of an...
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    Losing Y position

    Hey everyone,
    I am consistently losing the position of the cutter in the Y axis. Even just running at 2 IPS. I have checked the Z carriage and it slides smoothly when not under power. The...
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    Thanks for the ideas. I will noodle around with...

    Thanks for the ideas. I will noodle around with the texture feature to see if I can get the result I want. I will also look into Aspire.

    Thanks
    Ben
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    Nope, I just want the cutter to follow the line...

    Nope,
    I just want the cutter to follow the line of the drawing. Just like it would if it were a 2D circle except in this case it goes into 3D.

    Thanks
    Ben
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    Hi Steve, Think of it as trying to cut a regular...

    Hi Steve,
    Think of it as trying to cut a regular circle profile except that instead of it being a flat circle with one level of Z, it is a bent 3D circle with changing levels of Z. If you look at...
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    Cutting a 3D profile in PW or PW3D

    Hello,
    Does anyone know a way to get ShopBot to cut a 3D profile in either Partworks or Partworks 3D. I have an application where I need to cut a profile but the catch is that it is 3 dimensional. ...
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