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Hello Phil, No 3rd or 4th axes - X and Z Read you pm - still exploring VCP button assignments. best regards, I would ask you do a clean, vanilla install first don't configure anything and confirm that the VCP buttons all work first. Post a report from the clean install, then configure and post anot...

You mention a B axis but I don't see a B axis defined in your machine configuration? Is this report file current? I am unable to duplicate this issue. X & Z work fine. I did notice that I had to configure 4th axis in order to make the C keys work Centroid support https://centroidcncforum.com/vi...

I would ask you do a clean, vanilla install first don't configure anything and confirm that the VCP buttons all work first. Post a report from the clean install, then configure and post another report

if probing software has not been purchased for your system (A900846). So you would need to purchase it.

You mention a B axis but I don't see a B axis defined in your machine configuration? Is this report file current?
I am unable to duplicate this issue. X & Z work fine. I did notice that I had to configure 4th axis in order to make the C keys work

Again, please post a current report and a copy of the g code program in question. I suspect the Feature Cam post you are using is not formatting the G81 & G83 calls in the way Centroid requires. For more information on G81 & G83 formatting please see the manual https://www.centroidcnc.com/ce...

Please post a current report and a copy of the G code program you're trying to run.

What is generating your g code file?

What does

does not recognize the g81 or g83 drilling cycles

mean specifically?

I'm not sure that you do need an encoder. I can run a CSS program at my desk without an encoder.

In CSS, Centroid adjusts the spindle speed to match current diameter, not the other way around.

For Feed per rev, threading and tapping - yes you do need a spindle encoder

The control is warning you that, when it gets to line 1419 of the program, you will exceed the travel. Not that you already are exceeding travel.

Offline/demo graphing can be sped up/down with ctrl + and -. Online using feedrate override. All rapid moves are Red, speed up/down graphing and use 3d view to watch what it's currently doing. Currently there is no way to change this. Regarding tool numbers, they are 4 digits because 2 digits repres...