Does not appear to be gcode BB Buildbotic controller (solved by removing special characters from file name)

Machines (Original/PRO) Controller (Buildbotics) Discussion
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I have a small file that my x50 pro does not think it is gcode? Not sure why?

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(VECTRIC POST REVISION)
(14915DE88D57FEB54FDB7F235745EEBE)
T3
G0 G17 G20 G90 G40 G49 G64 P0.0001
G0Z0.8000
G0X0.0000Y0.0000
M3 S22000
M0(MSG, Click ‘Continue’ when the spindle is up to speed)
G0X5.7353Y-0.0919
G0Z0.3750
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.1250F15.0
G1Y2.2057F50.0
G0Z0.3750
G0Y-0.0919
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.2500F15.0
G1Y2.2057F50.0
G0Z0.3750
G0Y-0.0919
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.3750F15.0
G1Y2.2057F50.0
G0Z0.3750
G0Y-0.0919
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.5000F15.0
G1Y2.2057F50.0
G0Z0.3750
G0X2.2632Y-0.0919
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.1250F15.0
G1Y2.2057F50.0
G0Z0.3750
G0Y-0.0919
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.2500F15.0
G1Y2.2057F50.0
G0Z0.3750
G0Y-0.0919
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.3750F15.0
G1Y2.2057F50.0
G0Z0.3750
G0Y-0.0919
G0Z0.2000
G1Z-0.5000F15.0
G1Y2.2057F50.0
G0Z0.3750
M5
G0Z0.8000
G0X0.0000Y0.0000
M2

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Post the exact file name. Our guess is it has some weird special characters the Buildbotics controller doesn’t like, example {}”:;’??><,.~`

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This is the file name

Bird Feeder3_Roof_1-Roof_3-Cut Out Inside+18DC [1].ngc

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I changed the file name and it worked

Bird Feeder3_Roof_1-Roof_3-Cut Out Inside.ngc

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Both these issues happen to me on a regular basis (BB running 1.6.2).

I don’t think they are related. When I get the message that the file doesn’t appear to be Gcode, I hit OK and continue on. The file will work just fine if the BB is willing to load it!

The other issue where the BB controller gets stuck trying to load a file ….. that sometimes happens to me when there are NO OTHER Gcode FILES in memory.

To fix it, I load a random Gcode file from some past project that I know uploaded without difficulty. Then I just leave it there in the BB’s memory.

Now when I try loading the problem file again, it loads fine.

I hope this fixes yours too. The BB can be a quirky machine.

Mike

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