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being able to put a script in a G code is way to cool, or even it being a script, done it once so far and it worked

Ok, may I say guys ...

But here something to think about.
I got it almost done with different files, different models and so on, but then .... error. I now know why and tried to adapt different PPs in Fusion.
So here is my Prob:
in only one single line of several 10000 lines I get this stupid command from the Fusion PP:
G18 G3 Z-1. R0.5, Auggie says no X coordinate present.
If I fix it manually to:
G18 G3 X0.5 Z-1. R0.5 if the X coordinate before is e.g. 0 all works.
I looked at the pp and it may use i,j,k or R. But I do not find the output for the above line .... strange as always. Its JAVAScript and looks good, but in the pp nothing is written to pop out the R-command without x,y,z.

Is this possible to fix in it Auggie, or is this in general an invalid line from the PP ... I am not experienced enough ....
I tried also i,j,k, but then I shouted out the f***-word, seeing, that Auggie calls this KWord..... :-\
See comments I made in this complex YT-video: I got some answers from Timothy, but they do not help yet...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dutGuwoJ9qY

Hi:

>>18 G3 Z-1. R0.5, Auggie says no X coordinat e present.

Whats the exact text displayed or number of the error? I cant find one that says "X coodinate missing?" , is it worded
differently?

Thx
Art

Hi Art,

the following error code: "45:11:82  Error in load at line 17424 : Error:-38 "
in the line 17424:"Line 17424: No XY in Arc on XY Plane.
And if you look at the attached png you see one lonely blue circle which is wrong.
I also attached the gcode, so you could reproduce the error, if you have time ....

Hi:

If you download the dev version this probem should be gone, turns out I hadn't turned on the
plane selection....

Art

By the way, this is a summer development version, so ignore the dxf module for now, its in
half completed tear down at the moment..

Art

Ok Thanks,
now it works but I got one over speed error, not a big deal because it might be, because of some canned gcode commands. I try to adapt now the PP. The problem, as mentioned in the video of Timothy is, that you can not really test a PP in detail, because the paths through the software will vary with the commands  of Fusion, depending on the parameter you may switch in the CAM. . So it might be, that it works mostly, but not always. I use now the generic fanuc style, because it is much more versatile.

One Prob stays with Auggie:
M6 command: when I want to make a tool change, Auggie does not stop, even when I get the message of a new tool change. I could do this by a pause in teh PP, but it would be nice to have it selected by Auggie. Is this possibel with a script? In MACH3 you can select 3 options: 1. do not care, 2nd Stop spindle etc., 3rd ATC. I need at least the 2nd one.

I feel bad, asking so much questions you have to suffer from, but sorry I am not a Laser guy at the moment ....
When I have finished my investigations I will share it with you. Perhaps in a new thread?

One other thing I found out was, that testing the Gcode in Mach3 "Offline Mode" (not on my CNC-Computer) it does strange virtual movement, which I do not get on the CNC-Computer, so I had also to deal with that strange thing ... I am sure it is written somewhere in the docs ... but time is hobby....

Hi Michael:

  Its true, I hadnt worked with M6 yet to make a way to stop for that command to do whatever is necessary. I think all
I need to do is to add a stop so the program stops for user action if he wishes. Ill look into that shortly, I am away
for the next two weeks, but Ill add such a thing when I return.

Thx
Art

for now turn M1 on

Hi All:

  I just updated Auggie to version 1.5 , an M6 will now stop it, as will an M1, but you can tell any scripted m code or gcode to stop
by adding Engine.StopProgram(); to any script..

Art

  Ill now be away for the next 2 weeks, have fun..

Art