Error in Squirrel tap file

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Another thing that happens is if I delete a profile or a pocket operation it will cause a fatal error in the program and shut it down.

I tried to import a large DXF file and my computer locked up so hard I had to do a power off shutdown. It is 2 rings of text created with DeskEngrave. I thought it was just a fluke so dummy tries it again! Locked it up same as before. You could smell tire smoke!! I tried it in DesKam and it opened OK. I have used DesKam for 4 or 5 years. Don't like it but its all I have. I am not being critical of your work just trying to help. I really want CamBam to suceed.

I use MACH3 now. It is a great program. Art's support is second to no one. I started with KCAM 3. KCAM was jerky but it has a feature that I still use. You can view your Gcode plot just like MACH3 but if you see an error you can take the mouse and draw a line across the error and it will hi-light that line of code. Neat feature.

I have rambled too much. Hope you understand my ramblings
Jerry
PS txt file is really a TAP file but I couldn't post a Tap file

[Doanwannapickle]

Hi,

I loaded your tap file into Mach and it ran fine on my machine.  I'm using version 2.065.  I think you'll need to be a bit more specific as to what the problem is with this file.

As to the large dxf file with all the text, you didn't post it so I couldn't look at it.  But, if I were to make a wild guess, you perhaps didn't wait long enough.  I've seen people post this same problem with other CAM programs.  Turned out the text contained so many entities, it took a very long time for the program to digest it.

Hope this helps,
Walt

[10bulls]

Binky strikes again!

Well I load it into Mach 3 (R2.0.065) and everything looks OK, but on the status it says...

"THIS IS WHERE THE ERROR IS"

But it doesn't appear to show any error lines. 

I loaded it into Metacut Utilitites and no errors were reported. 

Please feel free to send me any DXF files to look at.  You should be able to send them as a private message to me if there's anything you don't want to post publicly.
Alternatively you can email them to me at 10bulls at gmail dot com.

 

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I got messed up posting that. The first half of the post is missing. It loads fine.  Delete the line (THIS IS WHERE THE ERROR IS). I put that in there. When I try to run the code I get the following error:

         Radius to end of arc differs from radius to start on Line number #13

 I use  in my setup I J mode is incremental.
I downloaded and installed  Version R2.0.081.  I was using 1.84. It didn't help.

[Doanwannapickle]

Art @ Mach has a good explanation for the behavior that you're seeing.

Go here: http://www.machsupport.com/forum/

and use search term: Radius to end of arc differs

The first result should resolve your issue.

Walt