Patrick, As far as I know, there are NO soft limits in Turbocnc! As for converting drawings (specifically .dxf files) to gcode, there is the freeware Ace...
Hi Folks, OK, I decided to try MeshCAM for generating the g-code for TurboCNC, but I'm having some issues that I hope someone can help me with. I created a...
Just a guess, but I would say that saving the drawing as a .bmp file is what you did wrong. If you zoom in on a .bmp file you will see that it is not a smooth...
I've not used either program, but if you can get the file format to .stl , that would be best. I see that Google sketch outputs 3D .dxf , and does it it in the...
Patrick, Standard MeshCam is designed to cut complex surfaces from a .stl or .dxf file. The Art version will allow you to make 3D solids from bit map files but...
Hi Gang, OK, I created a .dxf file in DeltaCad with the numbers 1234 in it. I then imported that file into SheetCAM, ran through the necessary points, and...
Patrick, OH NO, you must have the southern hemisprere version :-) You need to flip the polarity of the Direction signal in axis setup Or break out the...
Hmm, I don't see anything about polarity or direction signal in the axis config area. I'll get a hold of Dave over at HobbyCNC and see how I go about reversing...
Partick, TurboCNC, enter, alt control C, scroll down to pick an axis, tab down to direction, switch. Repeat for Y. Restart and Save. You should be good to go,...
OK, the only thing in there about direction, is direction pin hi or low, and it has to be set for hi for the HobbyCNC board, so I don't think there is anything...
No, thats not right. It will be High when going Left?, and Low for going Right. How else can you change direction? Just select the other block, or the opposite...
The direction pin is high for one direction and low for the other direction. Just change whatever it is in setup and see if it goes the right direction. The...
Patrick, I'm not familiar with the HobbyCNC board but every drive that I have ever used (5) doesn't care. I just wire the motors and adjust the direction...
... Hi, Pierce: Not true. The sense of the direction pin determines which way the line goes when direction should be CW. You can safely change that sense for ...
OK, thanks everyone, that did the trick and got my system fixed up! Now I can get down to getting my X table and Y axis lined up and squared out as close as...
On page 40 of the TurboCNC manual it says: "If you hit ANY limit switch, the machine won't move again until you either disable the switch, or use Jog mode to...
On my machine, I have my X axis home set at the same point as my left hand X Limit switch (both are the same as I use the "HomeasLimit" toggle. The Y axis is...
Home switches are normally installed at the extreme ends of the table/quill travel in one direction. In many cases, they are at the extreme of negative X...
Hi The chances of the home postion being the 0,0 of the envisioned work-to-do is usually unlikely. By putting it at the centre of the stage, you'll probably(I...
Hello all from Spain. I've almost finish a homemade Micromilling machine. It's usually interesting to see our creations, so I've upload a photograph to a new ...
Included a link to the picture you uploaded: http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/turbocnc/photos/view/cb60?b=1 That is a beautiful machine! So clean and...
Salvador You did an excellent job on your machine! Looks like it will do what you propose very well. Congratulations. ... Thought for Today: "The trouble with...
Thanks for the congratulations to Art and you, Tommy, and in advance to others. Some guys in our spanish lenguaje Yahoo group (Elrincondeltornero) told me...
Hi Juri, Do you just want a simple serial output routine or an interrupt driven version with an output buffer? If you are going to send the text before motion...
Hi Juri, This is an easy one. You need a bit of code something like: loop until transmit_ready is true. send the character to XMT_DATA. transmit_ready for...
