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Jan 2

Changing to full screen freezes in full screen.

After clicking on the full screen button the window freezes in full screen. Top row of buttons

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Changing to full screen freezes in full screen.

After clicking on the full screen button the window freezes in full screen. Top row of buttons

Jan 2

Henner Meinhold, Joseph Coffland5

11/25/22

How to set tool path bounds

No error messages. The workpiece bounds are Ok and manually set. The view shows: GCode::Tool Path

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How to set tool path bounds

No error messages. The workpiece bounds are Ok and manually set. The view shows: GCode::Tool Path

11/25/22

Billy Gates, Joseph Coffland2

11/25/22

what lines of GCode are nescessary to make camotics accept different tools and use them in the simulation?

You have to define any tools you use in the tool table. This is described in the CAMotics

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what lines of GCode are nescessary to make camotics accept different tools and use them in the simulation?

You have to define any tools you use in the tool table. This is described in the CAMotics

11/25/22

Billy Gates, --2

10/23/22

cutting out from sheets reducing workpiece height

Hi, Stefan. The Gcode program you used contains commands which set the height of the tool above the

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cutting out from sheets reducing workpiece height

Hi, Stefan. The Gcode program you used contains commands which set the height of the tool above the

10/23/22

--, Joseph Coffland4

9/23/22

Problems starting Camotics in Linux Mint 21

Hi, Joseph, It would perhaps be a help if you could post a list of possible dependencies that need to

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Problems starting Camotics in Linux Mint 21

Hi, Joseph, It would perhaps be a help if you could post a list of possible dependencies that need to

9/23/22

Ayoh, … Maarten Visser3

5/16/22

G43 Length Offset not supported? documentation says otherwise

I have the same issue. madcam writes G43 in its LinucCNC postprocessor, but camotics won't have

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G43 Length Offset not supported? documentation says otherwise

I have the same issue. madcam writes G43 in its LinucCNC postprocessor, but camotics won't have

5/16/22

3/10/22

How to produce Window executable on Ubuntu?

Hi, I hear about that you develop Camotics on Ubuntu, and I wonder how to produce 64-bit Windows

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How to produce Window executable on Ubuntu?

Hi, I hear about that you develop Camotics on Ubuntu, and I wonder how to produce 64-bit Windows

3/10/22

Erica C, Joseph Coffland2

2/3/22

WARNING:<generated gcode>:2533:Position after synchronized command unknown in simulator.

That warning shows up when there's a probing or homing operation. The simulator cannot tell where

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WARNING:<generated gcode>:2533:Position after synchronized command unknown in simulator.

That warning shows up when there's a probing or homing operation. The simulator cannot tell where

2/3/22

Carl Giles, … Erica C7

2/3/22

Simplifying tpl programs by putting functions in a seperate file.

Oops, please ignore, I had added the library module to the camotiocs project, which generated that

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Simplifying tpl programs by putting functions in a seperate file.

Oops, please ignore, I had added the library module to the camotiocs project, which generated that

2/3/22

equack, Joseph Coffland3

4/22/21

Fanuc M98 support?

Thanks for the quick reply. I have a lot of legacy files for my Tormach PCNC1100 that use M98/M99 and

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Fanuc M98 support?

Thanks for the quick reply. I have a lot of legacy files for my Tormach PCNC1100 that use M98/M99 and

4/22/21

J-Pierre Maybon, Joseph Coffland2

4/15/21

No simu with CAMotics ?

Can you post a video or screen capture of the problem and your GCode file? On Thursday, April 15,

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No simu with CAMotics ?

Can you post a video or screen capture of the problem and your GCode file? On Thursday, April 15,

4/15/21

alan.ro...@gmail.com, Joseph Coffland2

4/6/21

Any news on 1.2.1?

It's unclear when I'll be able to make the new release. I'm trying to wrap up the German

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Any news on 1.2.1?

It's unclear when I'll be able to make the new release. I'm trying to wrap up the German

4/6/21

breaku...@gmail.com, Joseph Coffland4

1/13/21

Camotics aborting rendering:

Send me your simulation files and I'll try to reproduce it. On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10:

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Camotics aborting rendering:

Send me your simulation files and I'll try to reproduce it. On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10:

1/13/21

Ian Marmont, Joseph Coffland5

1/6/21

Great. That's the way to go. It's not yet possible to set the workpiece from TPL. You can do

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Great. That's the way to go. It's not yet possible to set the workpiece from TPL. You can do

1/6/21

pasofino, … intui...@gmail.com3

12/10/20

You probably need to look into some CAD/CAM software to produce your engraving code. Have a look at

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You probably need to look into some CAD/CAM software to produce your engraving code. Have a look at

12/10/20

Kifah Aalshabeeb, Joseph Coffland2

11/10/20

how to use TPL on Filament Winding Machine?

I'm not familiar with such machine but it should work. TPL produces GCode. On Tuesday, November

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how to use TPL on Filament Winding Machine?

I'm not familiar with such machine but it should work. TPL produces GCode. On Tuesday, November

11/10/20

Highline Guitars, Joseph Coffland5

11/5/20

Tools Won't Update Like They Used To

Bingo! It was a tool number mismatch. Had I know about Alt-C, I would have figured it out. Thank you

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Tools Won't Update Like They Used To

Bingo! It was a tool number mismatch. Had I know about Alt-C, I would have figured it out. Thank you

11/5/20

airnocker, Joseph Coffland7

11/4/20

1st time user on Win10 Pro 64-bit

I will do that, when I get some time. I'm focused on other priorities at the moment. On Wednesday

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1st time user on Win10 Pro 64-bit

I will do that, when I get some time. I'm focused on other priorities at the moment. On Wednesday

11/4/20

Ron St. Denis, Joseph Coffland3

10/16/20

Struggling to get CAMotics run on Ubuntu 16.04

Sorry for the late reply... Per your suggestion, I double checked, and the latest version of

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Struggling to get CAMotics run on Ubuntu 16.04

Sorry for the late reply... Per your suggestion, I double checked, and the latest version of

10/16/20

Maurice de la Rosa, Joseph Coffland2

10/11/20

recommended post processor for Solidworks CAM 2019???

I've not used Solidworks. Is there perhaps a LinuxCNC post processor. EMC2 is now called LinuxCNC

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recommended post processor for Solidworks CAM 2019???

I've not used Solidworks. Is there perhaps a LinuxCNC post processor. EMC2 is now called LinuxCNC

10/11/20

Frederik Glasmachers, Joseph Coffland2

9/17/20

I'm not quite sure. It uses Qt5. The settings are either stored in the registry or in the AppData

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I'm not quite sure. It uses Qt5. The settings are either stored in the registry or in the AppData

9/17/20

Steven Tyrer, … Peter Spencer3

7/25/20

Ubuntu 20.04 problems running CAMotics

Thank you, that worked for me on Xubuntu 18.04.3 as well. Peter

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Ubuntu 20.04 problems running CAMotics

Thank you, that worked for me on Xubuntu 18.04.3 as well. Peter

7/25/20

David Crosby, Joseph Coffland2

4/9/20

Input file types for CAMotics

CAMotics' main function is GCode simulation. So you can input GCode files. There is some

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Input file types for CAMotics

CAMotics' main function is GCode simulation. So you can input GCode files. There is some

4/9/20

Dennis Gearon, Joseph Coffland3

3/22/20

accidentally zoomed into text window

Hey Dennis, I didn't know you could do this. I found that if I hold down CTRL and use the mouse

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accidentally zoomed into text window

Hey Dennis, I didn't know you could do this. I found that if I hold down CTRL and use the mouse

3/22/20

Troy Heinrich, Joseph Coffland3

3/17/20

How to display Line in NGC file

Yes. Just enable the "Full view" under the "View" menu. It will show up on the

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How to display Line in NGC file

Yes. Just enable the "Full view" under the "View" menu. It will show up on the

3/17/20

José Luis Dávila, … Joseph Coffland4

2/28/20

Material Deposition

It's not possible to increase the line size with out modifying the source code. I just tried this

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Material Deposition

It's not possible to increase the line size with out modifying the source code. I just tried this

2/28/20

Ivan M., Joseph Coffland2

2/24/20

Installation issues on Linux (deb)

Thanks for the report. I've opened an issue here: https://github.com/CauldronDevelopmentLLC/

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Installation issues on Linux (deb)

Thanks for the report. I've opened an issue here: https://github.com/CauldronDevelopmentLLC/

2/24/20

Holger, Joseph Coffland2

2/20/20

slow G01 movement after arc

The slow movement is due to the "B" axis moves. CAMotics does not display moves in the ABC

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slow G01 movement after arc

The slow movement is due to the "B" axis moves. CAMotics does not display moves in the ABC

2/20/20

Horst Kitsch, Joseph Coffland3

2/17/20

The format of my ngc-file is not recognized

You may want to check out this discussion on using ISO GCode with Heidenhain machines https://www.

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The format of my ngc-file is not recognized

You may want to check out this discussion on using ISO GCode with Heidenhain machines https://www.

2/17/20

comerjj, Joseph Coffland2

2/7/20

Hi all. nEW TO THIS FORM BUT HERE IT GOES . IM IN THE STONE BUSSINESS . I HAVE A CMS CNC FOR MARBLE AND GRANITE PROSESSING .OVER THE CHRISTMAS WE HAD A BRAKE IN

The only CNC controller CAMotics can send GCode to directly is the Buildbotics CNC controller.

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Hi all. nEW TO THIS FORM BUT HERE IT GOES . IM IN THE STONE BUSSINESS . I HAVE A CMS CNC FOR MARBLE AND GRANITE PROSESSING .OVER THE CHRISTMAS WE HAD A BRAKE IN

The only CNC controller CAMotics can send GCode to directly is the Buildbotics CNC controller.

2/7/20

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