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I have been setting up all of my machine builds with this configuration; https://www.facebook.com/borbuiltnc/photos/a.10158666239509693/10159749343144693?type=3¬if_id=1656642549776694¬if_t=page_post_reaction&ref=notif At start up the procedure is to; - First click the "Home All" button - This ...

Doug what should we do if the controller started the update process and has been locked ever since? We hit update at 10 am EST and the box has been frozen since. Didn't see this post until later. Will turning the box off and back on damager anything?

After a bit of research it is clear that ArtCAM is now CarveCO. And there are already Post Processors for that in the GitHub repository.

Thanks all.

Here's a quick peek into a new line of CNC machines designed around the Buildbotics control system. This is a fully modular setup that can grow from a 4' wide x 27" long cut capacity, all the way up to 4'x8' simply by adding a table length. https://youtu.be/Oa5K8xFMf-o https://youtu.be/75sphwYYqy4 T...

The Z axis OVER/UNDER/NO FIT stuff is kicking my butt!!! I understand a bug report has been opened on GitHub (#297 in May 2021) to address the simulator not recognizing G53 and G92.2 commands which causes an OVER/UNDER/or NO FIT reading on the DRO's on a certain axis (usually Z). This has not been a...

To be fair, I listed this work around before MACROS buttons were available on the firmware. This is still my M2 code in the -SETTINGS > GENERAL > G-CODE > program-end, text box to move the Z up at the end of a g-code run. I also incorporate G53 G0 Z4 (or whatever your z height max is) in all positio...

Looking for a PP for ArtCAM 6-8. Can anyone help?

Awesome! Thanks Doug. Action or no, I'll join and share lol.

Has anyone put up a facebook group for Buildbotics users yet? Would anyone else than me be interested in one? I follow a few over various machines and suppliers. The onefinity user group is awesome, lots of good info and knowledge shared outside of the forum. Since they're powered by the BB control ...

Have got the machine at work updated and dialed in with some new macros buttons. Basic commands like Park, Go To Home, Probe, etc. put this machine right on par with our other routers now making it easier for all operators to use. I can't wait to get home and update the machine there too. Great job ...