Help exporting to G-code

iarza · Post by **iarza** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 7:06 pm

Hi everybody,
I need a little help.
I'm trying to export the file to g code to use it in match3 in a small mill I'm building.

I have never done it before with Freecad.

I select the tree, then export to g code ... but there is not any file saved. It's like nothing happened.
Is there any tutorial or can anybody help me?

Thanks.

iarza · Post by **iarza** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 7:06 pm

Hi everybody,
I need a little help.
I'm trying to export the file to g code to use it in match3 in a small mill I'm building.

I have never done it before with Freecad.

I select the tree, then export to g code ... but there is not any file saved. It's like nothing happened.
Is there any tutorial or can anybody help me?

Thanks.

Post by **chrisb** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:37 pm

You may try the basic Path Walkthrough for the Impatient. My guess is, that you used Menu->File->Export. You should use the export icon in Path workbench instead.

iarza · Post by **iarza** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:20 pm

Thanks everybody,

I tried following the basics in the wiki and something is wrong. I attached the file and a print screen.

I don't need something super because having th trayectory mach3 can handle the rest.

Thanks.

iarza · Post by **iarza** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:21 pm

Sorry I forgot that
OS: Windows 10
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.17.13541 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-17
Hash: 9948ee4f1570df9216862a79705afb367b2c6ffb
Python version: 2.7.14
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.2.0
Locale: Spanish/Guatemala (es_GT)

Post by **GeneFC** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 7:41 pm

The last line in the error message says that there is a problem with non-ACSII characters. Try using file names and folders that have only plain ASCII characters, with no accents, tildes, or other special features.

I suspect you may still have problems with G-code export, but from the very small information you have given it is not possible to troubleshoot any further.

A step-by-step description of what you have done would be useful. Also, an FCStd file showing the problem would be very important.

Gene

herbk · Post by **herbk** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:04 pm

Hi iarza
here i can produce each path. I don't make any changes at the part, so i'm with Gene, the prob must be somewhere at your system...

: test cnc 2_herbk.jpg (78.42 KiB) Viewed 4840 times

OS: "openSUSE Leap 42.3"
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.15252 (Git) AppImage
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: 652e1dbdd0fb74f1d3df8034254281df9c24aae6
Python version: 2.7.6
Qt version: 4.8.6
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: German/Germany (de_DE)

Post by **chrisb** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:24 pm

iarza wrote: ↑Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:21 pm Version: 0.17.13541 (Git)

You should update to current 0.18. Most if not all Path workbench helpers active here use it.

iarza · Post by **iarza** » Wed Nov 28, 2018 12:09 pm

Thanks Crisb, where can I find 018? I have look in web and GitHub but only 17 available.

Post by **GeneFC** » Wed Nov 28, 2018 3:38 pm

https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases

Gene