I have done all updates and probed X, Y, and Z, but losing the Z setting.
The files will run, but the bit will be about .25 above the material. I also tried flattening the wasteboard, but it is also .25 above the material.
Recreated the files from scratch thinking the file was corrupted I also used a different thumb drive thinking it was also corrupted.
A couple things would help the community help you out here.
Are you using a tool setter?
Are you using the standard Onefinity touch block?
After you set Z0, you can check where the machine “thinks” Z0 is by carefully jogging the cutter down Z=0 using the readout on the machine screen. When you’ve got the cutter at Z=0 position, you should be able to see that it matches the top of the material. My guess is that if you did this, the cutter would be a 1/4" above the material.
The issue could also lie in the software setup side on the PC. Your origin (X0, Y0, Z0) position configured in the cam software must match the setup you are using. Here are three photos of the part origin placed differently. This might have been the error you are looking for.
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I am using the standard Onefinity Touch block.
When I jog the cutter it is 1/4 above the material. Ok I will look at the file again and see if its the file.
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Now I have set the zero directly touching the material, and it is still running above it. using the Zero Z axis offset and still “carving” 1/4" above the material.
How thick is the material you are working with?
It sounds like your origin position on the CAM side, doesn’t match what you are setting up at your machine.
Another way to look at it, is that your CAM software is telling the cutter to cut 0.25" above the Z0 position.
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Perhaps a good first step in troubleshooting would be to see if it’s the software or something else. If you’re comfortable with sharing, send me the file and let’s see what it does on mine. I can also be a second set of eyes on the file set up.
white0320@outlook.com
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It was the software and how I set the Z axis on the Onfinity. I have to manually set the Z axis for the material using the Pin and ensure my “gap to the material” is correct." I completed a carve yesterday, and it ran perfectly. I also made some modifications to the carve file, and those ran perfectly. Thank you for all of the assistance.
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