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kimothy
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Sheetcam setup

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I am trying to set up Sheetcam and I keep getting the 2 squares. The darker one has the red work area, and I have no idea what the light colored gray one is for. I have searched around and can't find any info in the forums. Is it supposed to be like this or am I doing something wrong. Any help is appreciated.
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Re: Sheetcam setup

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one is the machine area (set up under machine)

the other one is job / material ..... they are offset because of your coordinates (I think). setup under job / material from memory (not in front of a pc)
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Re: Sheetcam setup

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I think you're right. It looks like you have the origins set differently. It's the little dots on the right side of the settings.
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Re: Sheetcam setup

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these 2 locations and layout need to be the same. You may have 2 different Origins selected, or using 2 different coordinates. :HaHa
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Re: Sheetcam setup

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Thanks guys. That was my problem.
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Re: Sheetcam setup

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Thanks your reply will help other members down the road if they do a search for a similar problem. :Yay
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