Windows not letting me save changes

[firechief]

I currently updated to the new acorn software’s version. I got most everything running but when i try to copy my m6 file to the directory it will work till i close and reopen cnc12 it is gone. Also in the wizard it will not let me change my homing on my x to not home in place… I save and restart everything and go back in it is back to home in place…

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Tim

[mikes]

It sounds like you may have your config setup incorrectly. Open the wizard, and look for the selection to indicate you have a custom macro.

[ShawnM]

Mike is correct, in the wizard there is a slider setting under the ATC section to tell CNC12 you have a “custom” mfunc6 and to not overwrite it. Until you change this it will overwrite your M6 every time you launch the software. It’s not Windows doing this but CNC12.

There’s also a section on homing and you can select various option there also. This information is in the install manual.

If you want further help you must upload a current report from your machine so we can see your configuration and suggest the changes you need.

[firechief]

Thanks for the reply.... I will get a report uploaded today after work. In the wizard I can change my homing to home to a switch and not home in place. But that will not stay, after saving and rebooting everything, X goes back to home in place the Y and the Z works fine, It has been up and running for years work right, it just been after the update the X will not change and save.

Big Thanks for the info.
Tim

[suntravel]

Select the right Homing Type first

Common is Automatic Homing

Uwe

[firechief]

Here is a report file.
I got the m6 to stay. Thanks for the help.
I still can not get it to save my changes to the x home, It will always revert back to home in place. I have changed back to the 5.0 and it homes fine but when I go back to 5.2.... x will not home.

[suntravel]

Compare the input settings in the Wizard to 5.10

You did set First axis Home Limit OK for the first axis, your x axis

Uwe

[ShawnM]

Your homing inputs are not set up correctly for a router. Set them up as:

FirstAxisHomeLimitOk is Input 1
SecondAxisHomeLimitOk is Input 2
ThirdAxisHomeLimitOk is Input 3

X is first, Y is second and Z is third.

Then set up your soft limits in the wizard for your maximum travel.

You also have some outputs incorrect. You should remove SpinREV as you'll never spin a router in reverse. Also your overall turns ratio is way outside the sweet spot for a router. You should definitely consider some gearboxes or gear reduction of some sort. According to your report you are basically at 1 turn per inch.

See this topic:
https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic. ... pot#p75374

[Ken Rychlik]

Are you using "restore report" when you change to the new version?