Newbie needshelp with commandcnc

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dsanford55
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Newbie needshelp with commandcnc

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i suppose the 1st problem is my compressor needs time to reload before making long cuts.
Thus I need to either stop or pause and let the compressor catch up to the plasma table.

Seems like this should be a simple process however, can't seem to get there.

How do I pause or stop, let the compressor reload, and then start cutting from where I left off?
Thanks in advance for your help!!!!!!!!
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Re: Newbie needshelp with commandcnc

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figured it out
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How did you do it?
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i hit the pause button, reload the compressor, then hit resume.

this works till i get an electrician out here to upgrade my service.
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Just an FYI. An M1 call in G-code does the same thing as pause. You can insert code "snips" between Operations in SheetCAM. You can also put inqa general delay in the form of "G4 P## where ## is in seconds. then it would pause, wait then start up again automatically. Using the layers and operations in SheetCAM to give you more control over you cuts can have distinct advantages.
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