rotating project

[HammerDownJustin]

How many other wish mach would add a feature where you could rotate a part 90 degrees? Have got where some files I save in sheetcam both ways just so when I have some extra left on a sheet I can fit something in.

[SeanP]

The other way to go about it is, save your sheet as a job file in sheetcam and space the different parts around the sheet using the nesting feature, you can flip parts using the mirror tick boxes (bottom right) and rotate using < > keys.
Makes far better use of the sheet and less mistakes running into old cuts (done that).

[vmax549]

In Mach3 you can rotate the Toolpath 2 ways

1 in Gcode with a G68 call

In mach3 there is a setting that sets the rotation angle of the g68

NOW you cannot run this IF you use the G28.1 routine to find top of material. IF you use the G31 method all is well.

You actually can use the G28.1 method BUT it has to run inside of a macro call. It cannot run in native Gcode.

Just a thought, (;-) TP