GRBL Not Found on device & GRBL Unknown Error
Hi, I have a Nomad 833 It’s an early model my design shop got a while back I believe we even got it from the founders of the company. It used to work great but for some reason, I turned it on and it...
View ArticleSwitched computers
My last computer went bad and up till then everything worked fine. I switched computers and now i can connect but thats all. Error keeps saying " There was an error during homing process, Carbide...
View ArticleNew shapeoko 5 homing switch no worky
Got my shapeoko 5 yesterday and finished assembling it this morning, unfortunately the Y2 limit switch isn’t working and always shows active. It light up when I put a screw driver in front of it, bit...
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Carbide Motion error cannot open the port for cnc machine
hi bro ive get some error… always run this error when i start the machining program… after 1 minutes or some toolpaths step… the software was stop with this error… port cant be open like the picture...
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Legacy Versions of Carbide Motion
Hi all - By chance, does anyone have any legacy carbide motion install (.deb) files for carbide motion version 5 for the raspberry pi? I run build 579 but my RPi SD has become corrupt and I have...
View ArticleLots of random errors in carbide motion
Hello, I’m brand new to the CNC world and am having a really strange issue with my Shapeoko Pro Standard. Firstly my setup: MacBook Air running latest OS Carbide Create latest version Carbide Motion...
View ArticleJogging Speed Movement
Using Shapeoko Pro XL and CM 551 (Need to update) running on a cheap laptop. I’ve noticed that when in Jog Mode, with the speed set to #4, Fast, that router movement is very smooth. When I set...
View ArticleInability to jump to a specific line of code
Am I correct in my assumption that Carbide Motion does not provide a means to manually jump to a desired line of code either forward or back? Is the only option to edit the g-code? 2 posts - 2...
View ArticleHelp, Carbide Motion 618 bitsetter issue
I recently updated carbide motion as I bought a pro 5 (which I don’t have up and running yet). But the issue I’m having is on my old machine, Shapeoko 3. I set it up in Carbide Motion, however it...
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Carbide motion does circles in the corners
Okay I am at a total loss here. I have had this happen twice now. Doing advanced V carve on shapeoko 3 xxl. The carve goes great, then when the final pass should be going back and making the inside...
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3D Star Adding Extra hole after resizing project
I have a simple star which look fine in the 3d model. I shrunk the entire project from 15 to 12 inches. When I add the tool path it is drilling a hole through at the tip of the point on the star. Any...
View ArticleChanging computers issue with Carbide Motion
So I’ll start this off by saying that I am very new to the world of CNC, however I’m not at all new to the computer world. I’ve had my new Shapeoko 5 Pro for about 2.5 weeks now, and I decided the...
View ArticleSpindle RPM change required
New HDM. I am getting a “Spindle RPM Change Required” message when I run an M3 and M5 command in MDI, and the VFD screen displays 168.8, when I was expecting 10,000. 3 posts - 2 participants Read full...
View ArticleMoving from Carbide Motion v5 to v6 on Shapeoko 3XL
Background: I have a 3XL, upgraded to HDZ and proximity homing switches. Currently running Carbide Create 756 and Carbide Motion 566. For those who have been down this path, are there any PROS or CONS...
View ArticleWishlist for Carbide Motion Updates
After using my Shapeoko 5 for a few weeks now, I can see some shortcomings in the Motion software that hopefully will be addressed in future updates. VFD spindle: Insert a warning + chk box during...
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Last Cut Went Crazy
Hi Guys. Was practicing a shop sign on an old piece of scrap pine. 98% of job went fine. On the last border cut the router descended so far it went into my waste board and almost got the aluminum...
View ArticleHeavy cut into the bed
Help! New guy here. Everything has been going pretty well, but today as the cutter got to the bottom of the cut out (contour pass) the spindle just dove into the bed and cut a ramped cut through the...
View ArticleCM Beta 622 - not respecting z home/offset after tool change
Shapeoko 4 XXL Bitrunner Deluxe Bitzero V2 (not used in this carve, but connected and set up in CM) Workpiece was a serving tray with sides approximately 1.65 in tall. I had a carve set up to first do...
View ArticleDuring vcarve endmill raises up and cuts air
Using a Pro 5 2X4 with carbide create and carbide motion. During the vcarve of a name the end mill raised up and went through the motions of carving about .25" above the surface. Three of seven...
View Article0 RPM - drag engraving
I tried opening my Nomad3 door whilst using the drag engraver. Motion did not retract but it did stop engraving. The cancel button wasn’t available. So hit the red stop button and it did really...
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