Strange error: Bad character 'a' used
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15 Sep 2011 02:10 - 15 Sep 2011 02:13 #13205
by GreenPlease
Strange error: Bad character 'a' used was created by GreenPlease
Hey guys
I'm really new to all of this so please bear with me. When I try to open up a .ngc file in EMC2 I get an error that says:
G-Code error in FirstCut.ngc
Near line 12 of /home/cornelius/Desktop/FirstCut.ngc
Bad character 'a' used
I'm not sure if this is a problem with the .ngc file created by meshcam or if it's a problem with EMC2. Also, after I click "ok" in the dialog box nothing loads and I'm just left with a blank workspace. I don't see toolpaths or any of the geometry that I saw in Meshcam or Inventor.
Right now my software chain goes Autodesk Inventor -> .stl file -> Meshcam -> .ngc file -> EMC2. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
PS I'm posting the same question over on the Meshcam forum as well
I'm really new to all of this so please bear with me. When I try to open up a .ngc file in EMC2 I get an error that says:
G-Code error in FirstCut.ngc
Near line 12 of /home/cornelius/Desktop/FirstCut.ngc
Bad character 'a' used
I'm not sure if this is a problem with the .ngc file created by meshcam or if it's a problem with EMC2. Also, after I click "ok" in the dialog box nothing loads and I'm just left with a blank workspace. I don't see toolpaths or any of the geometry that I saw in Meshcam or Inventor.
Right now my software chain goes Autodesk Inventor -> .stl file -> Meshcam -> .ngc file -> EMC2. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
PS I'm posting the same question over on the Meshcam forum as well
Last edit: 15 Sep 2011 02:13 by GreenPlease.
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15 Sep 2011 04:28 #13206
by jmelson
Replied by jmelson on topic Re:Strange error: Bad character 'a' used
GreenPlease wrote:
Jon
Can you post the first 15 lines of this G-code file?
Near line 12 of /home/cornelius/Desktop/FirstCut.ngc
Bad character 'a' used
Jon
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15 Sep 2011 15:55 #13212
by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Re:Strange error: Bad character 'a' used
GreenPlease wrote:
If your machine _does_ have an A axis, then the problem is in the INI file. Look for a line saying COORDINATES and add A to the list.
This would be a very odd problem to find on a machine which was configured by stepconf, though. Is this a hand-built machine config?
This error means that you are using an "A" word on a machine which does not have an A-axis.Bad character 'a' used
If your machine _does_ have an A axis, then the problem is in the INI file. Look for a line saying COORDINATES and add A to the list.
This would be a very odd problem to find on a machine which was configured by stepconf, though. Is this a hand-built machine config?
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15 Sep 2011 20:26 #13217
by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:Strange error: Bad character 'a' used
This error will occur anytime an "a" is found when not expected even if it is not used as an axis.
G4 a
will produce it.
John
G4 a
will produce it.
John
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