# Unknown "travel" error **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting (Elite Series)\ **Created:** [May 21, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/unknown-travel-error/38769 "2026-05-21T14:30:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![TommyObar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TommyObar](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/TommyObar)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/unknown-travel-error/38769/10 "2026-05-21T15:35:36Z")
The actual material size doesn’t matter. What matters is the toolpath (g-code) that you are instructing the machine to follow. Maybe this post in another topic will help explain. > [@What is the actual cutting area of the gen 2 journeyman](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/what-is-the-actual-cutting-area-of-the-gen-2-journeyman/38542/4): > > Machine cutting area dimensions is the range the center of the spindle can reach. To get the actual dimensions of your machine, home it to (0,0), then jog all the way to the right to get your max X, and jog all the way back for the max Y. The selection of machine in Vcarve is for creating the correct G/M Code for the machine’s instruction set. The material dimensions you set in your project actually don’t matter. The important parts are the [Z Zero] and [XY Datum] positions, as this is the r… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/unknown-travel-error/38769)._