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ARC radius error too large

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I have been running test cuts on my table just from the shape library and the sample from baileigh industrial, and they have run great with no problem. Today I am trying to run a new part (the code was generated through BobCAD ,the software that care with the machine), and I keep getting an "ARC radius error too large: 0.0 NO" code. Have not been able to find any solutions or help thus far, Does anyone have any info that will help??

I am running a Baileigh Industrial 48-AH-W plasma table with a Thermal Dynamics A80 plasma machine

I did NOT write this code, I know virtually nothing about code. It was generated by bobcad.

Here is the code:

( PROGRAM NUMBER: 0100 )
( PROGRAM NAME: CENTER TOW ROCK GUARD FLAT.NC )
( POST: PLASMA )
( DATE: FRI. 03/26/2021 ,TIME: 10:51AM )
(MACHINE SETUP - 1-FEATURE 2 AXIS-PROFILE FINISH)

N01 G94 G90 G80 G70 G17
N02 G00 G90 G54 X.2929 Y1.7559

N03 P0 ( POWER SETTING )
N04 F0 ( PULSE FREQUENCY )

N05 ( MSG,PIERCE 1 :)

N06 M716
N07 M712
N08 M711
N09 M703
N10 P0.

N11 G03 X.3323 Y1.7953 I0. J.0394
N12 X.2929 Y1.7559 I-.0394 J0.

N13 M703
N14 M711
N15 M716


N16 ( MSG,PIERCE 2 :)

N17 M716
N18 M712
N19 M711
N20 M703
N21 P0.

N22 X.3323 Y1.7953 I0. J.0394
N23 X.2929 Y1.7559 I-.0394 J0.

N24 M703
N25 M711
N26 M716

N27 G00 Y1.1654

N28 ( MSG,PIERCE 3 :)

N29 M716
N30 M712
N31 M711
N32 M703
N33 P0.

N34 X.3323 Y1.2047 I0. J.0394
N35 X.2929 Y1.1654 I-.0394 J0.

N36 M703
N37 M711
N38 M716


N39 ( MSG,PIERCE 4 :)

N40 M716
N41 M712
N42 M711
N43 M703
N44 P0.

N45 X.3323 Y1.2047 I0. J.0394
N46 X.2929 Y1.1654 I-.0394 J0.

N47 M703
N48 M711
N49 M716

N50 G00 X2.1215 Y.7813

N51 ( MSG,PIERCE 5 :)

N52 M716
N53 M712
N54 M711
N55 M703
N56 P0.

N57 X2.4028 Y1.0625 I0. J.2813
N58 X2.1215 Y.7813 I-.2813 J0.

N59 M703
N60 M711
N61 M716


N62 ( MSG,PIERCE 6 :)

N63 M716
N64 M712
N65 M711
N66 M703
N67 P0.

N68 X2.4028 Y1.0625 I0. J.2813
N69 X2.1215 Y.7813 I-.2813 J0.

N70 M703
N71 M711
N72 M716

N73 G00 X2.5278 Y1.3745

N74 ( MSG,PIERCE 7 :)

N75 M716
N76 M712
N77 M711
N78 M703
N79 P0.

N80 X2.6533 Y1.5 I0. J.1255
N81 X2.5278 Y1.3745 I-.1255 J0.

N82 M703
N83 M711
N84 M716


N85 ( MSG,PIERCE 8 :)

N86 M716
N87 M712
N88 M711
N89 M703
N90 P0.

N91 X2.6533 Y1.5 I0. J.1255
N92 X2.5278 Y1.3745 I-.1255 J0.

N93 M703
N94 M711
N95 M716

N96 G00 X2.4028 Y1.9375

N97 ( MSG,PIERCE 9 :)

N98 M716
N99 M712
N100 M711
N101 M703
N102 P0.

N103 X1.8403 Y1.9375 I-.2813 J0.
N104 X2.4028 Y1.9375 I.2812 J0.

N105 M703
N106 M711
N107 M716


N108 ( MSG,PIERCE 10 :)

N109 M716
N110 M712
N111 M711
N112 M703
N113 P0.

N114 X1.8403 Y1.9375 I-.2813 J0.
N115 X2.4028 Y1.9375 I.2812 J0.

N116 M703
N117 M711
N118 M716

N119 G00 X3.0278 Y1.7813

N120 ( MSG,PIERCE 11 :)

N121 M716
N122 M712
N123 M711
N124 M703
N125 P0.

N126 X3.184 Y1.9375 I0. J.1563
N127 X3.0278 Y1.7813 I-.1563 J0.

N128 M703
N129 M711
N130 M716


N131 ( MSG,PIERCE 12 :)

N132 M716
N133 M712
N134 M711
N135 M703
N136 P0.

N137 X3.184 Y1.9375 I0. J.1563
N138 X3.0278 Y1.7813 I-.1563 J0.

N139 M703
N140 M711
N141 M716

N142 G00 Y.9063

N143 ( MSG,PIERCE 13 :)

N144 M716
N145 M712
N146 M711
N147 M703
N148 P0.

N149 X3.184 Y1.0625 I0. J.1563
N150 X3.0278 Y.9063 I-.1563 J0.

N151 M703
N152 M711
N153 M716


N154 ( MSG,PIERCE 14 :)

N155 M716
N156 M712
N157 M711
N158 M703
N159 P0.

N160 X3.184 Y1.0625 I0. J.1563
N161 X3.0278 Y.9063 I-.1563 J0.

N162 M703
N163 M711
N164 M716

N165 G00 X4.5278 Y.9375

N166 ( MSG,PIERCE 15 :)

N167 M716
N168 M712
N169 M711
N170 M703
N171 P0.

N172 X4.6528 Y1.0625 I0. J.125
N173 X4.5278 Y.9375 I-.125 J0.

N174 M703
N175 M711
N176 M716


N177 ( MSG,PIERCE 16 :)

N178 M716
N179 M712
N180 M711
N181 M703
N182 P0.

N183 X4.6528 Y1.0625 I0. J.125
N184 X4.5278 Y.9375 I-.125 J0.

N185 M703
N186 M711
N187 M716

N188 G00 Y1.8125

N189 ( MSG,PIERCE 17 :)

N190 M716
N191 M712
N192 M711
N193 M703
N194 P0.

N195 X4.6528 Y1.9375 I0. J.125
N196 X4.5278 Y1.8125 I-.125 J0.

N197 M703
N198 M711
N199 M716


N200 ( MSG,PIERCE 18 :)

N201 M716
N202 M712
N203 M711
N204 M703
N205 P0.

N206 X4.6528 Y1.9375 I0. J.125
N207 X4.5278 Y1.8125 I-.125 J0.

N208 M703
N209 M711
N210 M716

N211 G00 X6.0278 Y1.7813

N212 ( MSG,PIERCE 19 :)

N213 M716
N214 M712
N215 M711
N216 M703
N217 P0.

N218 X6.184 Y1.9375 I0. J.1563
N219 X6.0278 Y1.7813 I-.1563 J0.

N220 M703
N221 M711
N222 M716


N223 ( MSG,PIERCE 20 :)

N224 M716
N225 M712
N226 M711
N227 M703
N228 P0.

N229 X6.184 Y1.9375 I0. J.1563
N230 X6.0278 Y1.7813 I-.1563 J0.

N231 M703
N232 M711
N233 M716

N234 G00 X6.5278 Y1.3745

N235 ( MSG,PIERCE 21 :)

N236 M716
N237 M712
N238 M711
N239 M703
N240 P0.

N241 X6.6533 Y1.5 I0. J.1255
N242 X6.5278 Y1.3745 I-.1255 J0.

N243 M703
N244 M711
N245 M716


N246 ( MSG,PIERCE 22 :)

N247 M716
N248 M712
N249 M711
N250 M703
N251 P0.

N252 X6.6533 Y1.5 I0. J.1255
N253 X6.5278 Y1.3745 I-.1255 J0.

N254 M703
N255 M711
N256 M716

N257 G00 X6.934 Y1.6563

N258 ( MSG,PIERCE 23 :)

N259 M716
N260 M712
N261 M711
N262 M703
N263 P0.

N264 X7.2153 Y1.9375 I0. J.2813
N265 X6.934 Y1.6563 I-.2813 J0.

N266 M703
N267 M711
N268 M716


N269 ( MSG,PIERCE 24 :)

N270 M716
N271 M712
N272 M711
N273 M703
N274 P0.

N275 X7.2153 Y1.9375 I0. J.2813
N276 X6.934 Y1.6563 I-.2813 J0.

N277 M703
N278 M711
N279 M716

N280 G00 Y.7813

N281 ( MSG,PIERCE 25 :)

N282 M716
N283 M712
N284 M711
N285 M703
N286 P0.

N287 X7.2153 Y1.0625 I0. J.2813
N288 X6.934 Y.7813 I-.2813 J0.

N289 M703
N290 M711
N291 M716


N292 ( MSG,PIERCE 26 :)

N293 M716
N294 M712
N295 M711
N296 M703
N297 P0.

N298 X7.2153 Y1.0625 I0. J.2813
N299 X6.934 Y.7813 I-.2813 J0.

N300 M703
N301 M711
N302 M716

N303 G00 X6.0278 Y.9063

N304 ( MSG,PIERCE 27 :)

N305 M716
N306 M712
N307 M711
N308 M703
N309 P0.

N310 X6.184 Y1.0625 I0. J.1563
N311 X6.0278 Y.9063 I-.1563 J0.

N312 M703
N313 M711
N314 M716


N315 ( MSG,PIERCE 28 :)

N316 M716
N317 M712
N318 M711
N319 M703
N320 P0.

N321 X6.184 Y1.0625 I0. J.1563
N322 X6.0278 Y.9063 I-.1563 J0.

N323 M703
N324 M711
N325 M716

N326 G00 X8.7626 Y1.1654

N327 M703
N328 M711
N329 M716


N330 ( MSG,PIERCE 29 :)

N331 M716
N332 M712
N333 M711
N334 M703
N335 P0.

N336 X8.802 Y1.2047 I0. J.0394
N337 X8.7626 Y1.1654 I-.0394 J0.

N338 M703
N339 M711
N340 M716


N341 ( MSG,PIERCE 30 :)

N342 M716
N343 M712
N344 M711
N345 M703
N346 P0.

N347 X8.802 Y1.2047 I0. J.0394
N348 X8.7626 Y1.1654 I-.0394 J0.

N349 M703
N350 M711
N351 M716

N352 G00 Y1.7559

N353 ( MSG,PIERCE 31 :)

N354 M716
N355 M712
N356 M711
N357 M703
N358 P0.

N359 X8.802 Y1.7953 I0. J.0394
N360 X8.7626 Y1.7559 I-.0394 J0.

N361 M703
N362 M711
N363 M716


N364 ( MSG,PIERCE 32 :)

N365 M716
N366 M712
N367 M711
N368 M703
N369 P0.

N370 X8.802 Y1.7953 I0. J.0394
N371 X8.7626 Y1.7559 I-.0394 J0.

N372 M703
N373 M711
N374 M716

N375 G00 X1.3104 Y.2045

N376 ( MSG,PIERCE 33 :)

N377 M716
N378 M712
N379 M711
N380 M703
N381 P0.

N382 G01 X7.7451
N383 G03 X7.8701 Y.3295 I0. J.125
N384 G01 Y.6014
N385 G02 X7.9026 Y.6339 I.0325 J0.
N386 G01 X8.3384
N387 G03 X8.4171 Y.7126 I0. J.0787
N388 G01 Y1.0276
N389 G02 X8.4958 Y1.1063 I.0787 J0.
N390 G01 X8.8003
N391 G03 X8.8791 Y1.185 I0. J.0787
N392 G01 Y1.1969
N393 G03 X8.8217 Y1.2727 I-.0787 J0.
N394 G02 X8.8217 Y1.7273 I.0643 J.2273
N395 G03 X8.8791 Y1.8031 I-.0214 J.0758
N396 G01 Y1.815
N397 G03 X8.8003 Y1.8937 I-.0787 J0.
N398 G01 X8.4483
N399 G02 X8.4171 Y1.925 I0. J.0313
N400 G01 Y1.9737
N401 G02 X8.4483 Y2.0049 I.0313 J0.
N402 G01 X8.478
N403 Y1.9839
N404 G03 X8.5093 Y1.9526 I.0313 J0.
N405 G01 X9.1673
N406 G03 X9.1985 Y1.9839 I0. J.0313
N407 G01 Y2.5557
N408 G03 X9.0735 Y2.6807 I-.125 J0.
N409 G01 X8.603
N410 G03 X8.478 Y2.5557 I0. J-.125
N411 G01 Y2.2549
N412 X8.4483
N413 G02 X8.4171 Y2.2862 I0. J.0313
N414 G01 Y2.2874
N415 G03 X8.3384 Y2.3661 I-.0787 J0.
N416 G01 X7.9026
N417 G02 X7.8701 Y2.3986 I0. J.0325
N418 G01 Y2.6705
N419 G03 X7.7451 Y2.7955 I-.125 J0.
N420 G01 X1.3104
N421 G03 X1.1854 Y2.6705 I0. J-.125
N422 G01 Y2.3986
N423 G02 X1.1529 Y2.3661 I-.0325 J0.
N424 G01 X.5964
N425 G03 X.5177 Y2.2874 I0. J-.0787
N426 G01 Y1.9724
N427 G02 X.4389 Y1.8937 I-.0787 J0.
N428 G01 X.2552
N429 G03 X.1765 Y1.815 I0. J-.0787
N430 G01 Y1.8031
N431 G03 X.2338 Y1.7273 I.0787 J0.
N432 G02 X.2338 Y1.2727 I-.0643 J-.2273
N433 G03 X.1765 Y1.1969 I.0214 J-.0758
N434 G01 Y1.185
N435 G03 X.2552 Y1.1063 I.0787 J0.
N436 G01 X.4389
N437 G02 X.5177 Y1.0276 I0. J-.0787
N438 G01 Y.7126
N439 G03 X.5964 Y.6339 I.0787 J0.
N440 G01 X1.1529
N441 G02 X1.1854 Y.6014 I0. J-.0325
N442 G01 Y.3295
N443 G03 X1.3104 Y.2045 I.125 J0.

N444 M703
N445 M711
N446 M716


N447 M703
N448 M711
N449 M716


N450 ( MSG,PIERCE 34 :)

N451 M716
N452 M712
N453 M711
N454 M703
N455 P0.

N456 G01 X7.7451
N457 G03 X7.8701 Y.3295 I0. J.125
N458 G01 Y.6014
N459 G02 X7.9026 Y.6339 I.0325 J0.
N460 G01 X8.3384
N461 G03 X8.4171 Y.7126 I0. J.0787
N462 G01 Y1.0276
N463 G02 X8.4958 Y1.1063 I.0787 J0.
N464 G01 X8.8003
N465 G03 X8.8791 Y1.185 I0. J.0787
N466 G01 Y1.1969
N467 G03 X8.8217 Y1.2727 I-.0787 J0.
N468 G02 X8.8217 Y1.7273 I.0643 J.2273
N469 G03 X8.8791 Y1.8031 I-.0214 J.0758
N470 G01 Y1.815
N471 G03 X8.8003 Y1.8937 I-.0787 J0.
N472 G01 X8.4483
N473 G02 X8.4171 Y1.925 I0. J.0313
N474 G01 Y1.9737
N475 G02 X8.4483 Y2.0049 I.0313 J0.
N476 G01 X8.478
N477 Y1.9839
N478 G03 X8.5093 Y1.9526 I.0313 J0.
N479 G01 X9.1673
N480 G03 X9.1985 Y1.9839 I0. J.0313
N481 G01 Y2.5557
N482 G03 X9.0735 Y2.6807 I-.125 J0.
N483 G01 X8.603
N484 G03 X8.478 Y2.5557 I0. J-.125
N485 G01 Y2.2549
N486 X8.4483
N487 G02 X8.4171 Y2.2862 I0. J.0313
N488 G01 Y2.2874
N489 G03 X8.3384 Y2.3661 I-.0787 J0.
N490 G01 X7.9026
N491 G02 X7.8701 Y2.3986 I0. J.0325
N492 G01 Y2.6705
N493 G03 X7.7451 Y2.7955 I-.125 J0.
N494 G01 X1.3104
N495 G03 X1.1854 Y2.6705 I0. J-.125
N496 G01 Y2.3986
N497 G02 X1.1529 Y2.3661 I-.0325 J0.
N498 G01 X.5964
N499 G03 X.5177 Y2.2874 I0. J-.0787
N500 G01 Y1.9724
N501 G02 X.4389 Y1.8937 I-.0787 J0.
N502 G01 X.2552
N503 G03 X.1765 Y1.815 I0. J-.0787
N504 G01 Y1.8031
N505 G03 X.2338 Y1.7273 I.0787 J0.
N506 G02 X.2338 Y1.2727 I-.0643 J-.2273
N507 G03 X.1765 Y1.1969 I.0214 J-.0758
N508 G01 Y1.185
N509 G03 X.2552 Y1.1063 I.0787 J0.
N510 G01 X.4389
N511 G02 X.5177 Y1.0276 I0. J-.0787
N512 G01 Y.7126
N513 G03 X.5964 Y.6339 I.0787 J0.
N514 G01 X1.1529
N515 G02 X1.1854 Y.6014 I0. J-.0325
N516 G01 Y.3295
N517 G03 X1.3104 Y.2045 I.125 J0.

N518 M703
N519 M711
N520 M716


N521 M703
N522 M711
N523 M716

N524 M30

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Re: ARC radius error too large

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here is the part I am trying to cut

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Re: ARC radius error too large

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I believe your post processor is wrong
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Re: ARC radius error too large

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In bobcad, select the “cam” tab, select “current settings”, under “machine parameters”, Make: Baileigh_Plasma_Fangling_Vxx (should read something like that)
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Re: ARC radius error too large

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Also, just a little bobcad tip. When you go into cam, right click “stock”, then select stock wizard. This highlights the part you are working on if there is only one part in your dxf file. If you have multiple parts in your dxf file and you select stock wizard, this now highlights every part in that file and will cut them at whatever distance you have them apart in your cad drawing. Does that make sense? The reason I mention it is because I see that your screen has that blueish green color on more than just your part you are trying to cut. That means something else has been selected to cut as well. So manually highlight that part if it is all you want to cut.
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Re: ARC radius error too large

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We have a Baileigh 4x4 table at work and I'm not a big fan of it. If you are cutting the same material and thickness a lot its not bad but if you are constantly cutting different thicknesses and different types of metals it can get annoying changing the settings. I have attached a word document that I made for the guys at work for using bobcad and the baileigh machine to guide them through the entire process from cad to cam to using the machine. Maybe it can help you some and hopefully save you some internet searching time. The instructions are for bobcad v31 so v32 might have a few changes
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Re: ARC radius error too large

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SRdesign wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:50 pm We have a Baileigh 4x4 table at work and I'm not a big fan of it. If you are cutting the same material and thickness a lot its not bad but if you are constantly cutting different thicknesses and different types of metals it can get annoying changing the settings. I have attached a word document that I made for the guys at work for using bobcad and the baileigh machine to guide them through the entire process from cad to cam to using the machine. Maybe it can help you some and hopefully save you some internet searching time. The instructions are for bobcad v31 so v32 might have a few changes
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Re: ARC radius error too large

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I fixed the highlighted part in stock wizard, that didn't make a difference. Under "current settings", I am trying to run BC_3x_Plasma. There is nothing under make relatively close to "Baileigh_Plasma_Fangling_Vxx". I also changed my "tool diameter" to .06 because I noticed that it was .07, that didn't do anything either.
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Re: ARC radius error too large

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Yes, that is the wrong post processor. At the bottom of page 24 in your operators manual it tells you that you need to download the “Baileigh plasma fangling post” from the bobcad/cam website. There should be a “download” section on the bobcad website, under that it should say “post processors”. If you can’t find it I would contact bobcad. I might still have it saved for v31. If I do I will post it here.
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Your tool diameter is the kerf width on your cut charts. The literature that I attached is based on the cutting that we do at my work. The plates we cut don’t have to be 100% accurate so we just leave the kerf width at the same number at all times. We’re just cutting base plates for pipe stands and other miscellaneous plates for our use. If you want accurate cuts, use the numbers on the cut charts
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The link for downloading your post processor is in the attached literature. It also has directions for installing the post processor.

It is also here: https://partners.bobcad.com/?source=P_474463
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Re: ARC radius error too large

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Must have looked over that in the manual. Ill give that a try, thanks
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Re: ARC radius error too large

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I installed the correct post processor and that fixed it, allowing me to run my design. Now the cutter is making 2 passes on each cut, I only have profile finish set in my current operations and don't see anywhere else in the settings to correct the 2 pass issue. Any ideas?
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Re: ARC radius error too large

Post by SRdesign »

Something is incorrect in your cam setup. When you go through the “mill 2 axis” settings, check the “parameters” tab, make sure that the depth is “single step” and the number of cuts is “1”
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