# Soft alarm on Y Axis motion error?

**URL:** <https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/soft-alarm-on-y-axis-motion-error/20570>\
**Category:** Elite Series (Masso & Redline) (Gen 1)\
**Created:** [May 14, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/soft-alarm-on-y-axis-motion-error/20570 "2023-05-14T20:30:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SwampDevil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/swampdevil/32/21541_2.png) [@SwampDevil](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SwampDevil)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/soft-alarm-on-y-axis-motion-error/20570/1 "2023-05-14T20:30:45Z")

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I’m running waste board flattening,

I keep getting this error, any assistance is appreciated.

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**Author:** ![steve\_cnc\_work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@steve\_cnc\_work](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/steve_cnc_work)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/soft-alarm-on-y-axis-motion-error/20570/2 "2023-07-23T23:15:28Z")

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I am having the same issue. Was wondering what the outcome is and if you can share the solutions

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**Author:** ![ChrisS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/chriss/32/22864_2.png) [@ChrisS](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/ChrisS)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/soft-alarm-on-y-axis-motion-error/20570/3 "2023-07-23T23:51:37Z")

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Your trying to machine outside its limits. 100%

A couple of courses of action.  
If your xy orientation is in the center, verify your xy zero is in the middle, same with any other position

Other course of action, undersize your toolpaths by like 1/4"

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**Author:** ![SwampDevil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/swampdevil/32/21541_2.png) [@SwampDevil](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SwampDevil)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/soft-alarm-on-y-axis-motion-error/20570/4 "2023-07-23T23:53:16Z")

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I aligned my spoil board with the edge of the T-Track on the QCW.

When you home the machine it comes further forward (Hard limits, which cNt be changed)

This caused soft limit error when trying to flatten waste board. I re mounted the waste boArd about 2 inches further ahead, which solved the issue.

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**Author:** ![jtcreasy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@jtcreasy](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/jtcreasy)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/soft-alarm-on-y-axis-motion-error/20570/5 "2023-09-18T06:27:57Z")

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I just kept subtracting from x and y in the editor until it stopped giving me the error. When it ran it left a “lip” of high material around the edge, or at least on two sides, which ironically I just ran “manually” with the jog function to clean up.