Ugs platform trouble

[james savage]

So, I'm guessing that what I'm dealing with is a software problem. I create designs using Vcarve Desktop and export them as .tap. They load fine into UGS but won't run due to "unsupported commands". The same files run with UGS 1.9 but it's glitchy. Any suggestions? Is there a better file extension to save the file as that will run right? So far I'm pretty happy with the new machine and I'm excited to get things tuned in.

[james savage]

So, I read a little and see I should be using .gcode... done. Now I get a different error. See copy from UGS console below:

**** Connected to COM4 @ 115200 baud ****

Grbl 1.1e ['$' for help]

>>> $$

$0=5

$1=25

$2=0

$3=0

$4=0

$5=1

$6=0

$10=1

$11=0.010

$12=0.002

$13=1

$20=1

$21=0

$22=1

$23=3

$24=500.000

$25=8000.000

$26=250

$27=5.000

$30=1000

$31=0

$32=0

$100=80.000

$101=80.000

$102=2267.717

$110=10000.000

$111=10000.000

$112=500.000

$120=800.000

$121=800.000

$122=300.000

$130=450.000

$131=390.000

$132=85.000

ok

>>> $G

[GC:G0 G54 G17 G21 G90 G94 M5 M9 T0 F0.0]

ok

>>> $H

ok

>>> G90 G0 X0 Y0

ok

>>> G90 G0 Z0

ok

>>> T1

ok

>>> G17

ok

>>> G20

ok

>>> G90

ok

>>> G0Z0.8000

(ALARM:2) Soft limit alarm. G-code motion target exceeds machine travel. Machine position retained. Alarm may be safely unlocked.(ALARM:2) Soft limit alarm. G-code motion target exceeds machine travel. Machine position retained. Alarm may be safely unlocked.

>>> G0X0.0000Y0.0000S12000

[MSG:Reset to continue]

I don't get it. Everything looks fine. I have a very similar result in UGS 1.0.9. Advice would be great! I'm a pretty tech savvy, guy and can wrap my head around most things. 

[james savage]

...and I figured out my own problem again. So, I was attempting to dry run a code to make sure the .gcode extension was going to work. That's when I got the code 2. Well, it appears that the design calls for the spindle to lift itself (+z) about 1" before proceeding with the cutting. I had only lowered the spindle (-z) about 1/2" prior to sending the file... thus the soft limit error. I hope this information benefits another new user some day. Sometimes the frustration and panic of things not working leads to not seeing the obvious or at least not using good critical thinking skills.

[Bob Wood]

Good news!

On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 11:54 AM, james savage <james...@maine.rr.com> wrote:

...and I figured out my own problem again. So, I was attempting to dry run a code to make sure the .gcode extension was going to work. That's when I got the code 2. Well, it appears that the design calls for the spindle to lift itself (+z) about 1" before proceeding with the cutting. I had only lowered the spindle (-z) about 1/2" prior to sending the file... thus the soft limit error. I hope this information benefits another new user some day. Sometimes the frustration and panic of things not working leads to not seeing the obvious or at least not using good critical thinking skills.

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