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There are a ton of resend errors in the log files. My guess is noise is disrupting the communication between the PC and Acorn. Make sure you are using a shielded Ethernet csble and route it away from the axis control and power cables.

ok thanks, I'll check it out. the computer is in the same cabinet as the acorn and the dribes, should i move it to a different cabinet?

I w able to finally get a scan that produced some usable data, only had 40 or 50 unscheduled stops, but I got the full surface. I am now wondering if it is possible to have the data stored as a csv file. The data was expressed as if it was a gcode file where the repeated unchanged data are not expressed. For a point cloud it is necessary to express all the coordinates. Fortunately I was able to edit the file with Notepad++ and add the missing coordinates and put in the required commas a delimiters to make it work to create the point cloud in Master Cam, as an ascii file load.

I did make one change in the settings which seemed to help it stall less, I increased the lift on the z axis. prior to that, it would crash and have to be restarted.

Dig to CAD (F9 Digitiz/F6 Dig to CAD) will strip out the G-code portions of the dig file leaving a point file text cloud. It's all explained in the mill user's manual.

when it stops, what does cnc12 say on the screen?

and details are here to solve any communication issues.
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