Bad arc endpoint (end point) error message
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Bad arc endpoint (end point) error message
I'm getting bad arc end point messages from VR Milling
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This is usually to do with QuickCAM PRO where we have had some problems with arcs being produced in different planes. The latest version of QuickCAM Pro has fixed all these issues -
Download current (at the time of this post) version here:
https://www.denfordata.com/downloads/quickcamprov1_6.zip
NB, There have also been issues with other 3rd party post processors createing arcs that have end points that are not quite correct - this problem could be due to rounding errors when using I,J,K centre points.
VR Milling v5 has also been updated to not produce any errors if the calculated endpoint is slightly out.
Download current (at the time of this post) version here:
https://www.denfordata.com/downloads/quickcamprov1_6.zip
NB, There have also been issues with other 3rd party post processors createing arcs that have end points that are not quite correct - this problem could be due to rounding errors when using I,J,K centre points.
VR Milling v5 has also been updated to not produce any errors if the calculated endpoint is slightly out.