Im very confused at to why I’m hitting the soft limit on this table top. The vector is 48" round and the XY0 is set to the bottom left as I usually do. My machine is the Elite Foreman which should cut 48.25 x 48.5 but partway through the cut, the file hits the same spot over and over screaming soft limit reached. I have the toolpath following the vector and I’m using a 0.25" comp-spiral bit so theoretically the finished circle will only be 47.875 instead of 48". If you consider the outside of the cutter profile to be a 48.125" circle, this still falls inside the parameters of the machine. I am lost as of what to do. (pics also posted)
Sounds like your programmed X0 Y0 position are not set right, and while the machine can cut a part that big, the X0 Y0 position will need to be carefully positioned to get the whole thing to fit.
This error can occur on the machine, but just setting X to 0, and Y to 0 in the incorrect position, or could be a programming error, where the X axis, and Y axis don’t exactly line up with the edges of the circle.
Masso has a dry run feature that can run the program with the Z retracted, and the spindle off. This will confirm the program can fit within the X-Y boundary before starting the cut.
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It’s unlikely that your machine’s total X&Y travel are exactly 48.25 x 48.5. Double check your maximum travel.
I checked and my X travel is 48.126" and my Y travel is 48.398"
I also triple checked my file to be at the exact X:0 and Y:0 position.
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Dang you have more travel in both directions then I do. X I only have 48.0314" with Y being slightly better at 48.08". I just programmed up a 48" circle centered with prifile on the vector (1/4 bit) and ran a dry run with no issues. Is it possible that after you home the machine you aren’t moving the machine back to its absolute 0,0 before setting your X and Y? Secondly do you have a larger picture of the Masso screen showing the machine coordinates along with the job coordinates you posted above? They should match so if they dont then you arent setting your 0 where you think you are.
Where is your programmed X0, Y0 position relative to machine X0, Y0?
Another way to ask the same question is:
G54 X0 Y0 is at what G53 coordinate?