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curnowdj
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strange gcode export

Post by curnowdj » Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:33 am

Hello,
I am getting strange gcodes with cam export.
It seems I get a good export from cam legacy export but not from the main cam export.
Is this something I am missing in setup? where should I start to look?

Version:
3.24.2.0 (3.24.2)
Internet:
QCAD.org
Build Date:
Jan 10 2020
Revision:
f05abb0
Qt Version:
5.8.0
Architecture:
x86_64
Compiler:
gcc 4.8.1


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3-Vonney's Valley15.nc
(8 Bytes) Downloaded 335 times
3-Vonney's Valley15-legacy.nc
(895.62 KiB) Downloaded 317 times
Vonney's Valley15.dxf
(116.87 KiB) Downloaded 329 times
Last edited by curnowdj on Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:02 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Re: strange gcode export

Post by andrew » Mon Mar 09, 2020 8:40 am

As always, please attach the DXF file with the tools, toolpaths, etc.

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Re: strange gcode export

Post by curnowdj » Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:57 pm

Vonney's Valley15.dxf
(116.87 KiB) Downloaded 359 times

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Re: strange gcode export

Post by andrew » Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:06 pm

There are no toolpaths defined in this drawing for the chosen post processor "GCode Offset [mm]". This will only export a header and footer.

To learn how to define toolpaths, please refer to our QCAD/CAM tutorial at:
https://qcad.org/en/tutorial-qcad-cam

P.S.: I've also noticed that there are five text entities on top of each other which might not be intended.

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