too many z retracts

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deadgoodcharlie
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too many z retracts

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Hello all, cutting lithos in sign plastic which is .125 thick and cutting down to .064 . Clearance gap is .2 raster at 45 degree angle, after first initial line is cut every line after the z will retract to safe height , is there another way of removeing those unwanted retract points besides editing the code? thanks for your time in reading.

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Re: too many z retracts

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There isn't a safe Z in PhotoVCarve as far as I'm aware. It will move to the rapid clearance gap setting at the end of each line.

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Thanks Adrian, my bad safe height and rapid clearance gap are pretty much the same thing i think. just dont like the fact that the z retracts after every line cut.I suppose the only way to remove all those is to edit them out in the code leaveing the last one before program end.

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Re: too many z retracts

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If it doesn't retract it will gouge the surface though. Might not matter on a lithopane as the overlap is so tight but on a normal PhotoVCarve it would.

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Re: too many z retracts

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Are you looking to change your cut time? You can change your rapid clearance to gain some time . pop's :mrgreen:
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Re: too many z retracts

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Thanks for the input folks ,I changed the clearance gap half of what it was and it did make a difference on time.

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Re: too many z retracts

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deadgoodcharlie wrote:Hello all, cutting lithos in sign plastic which is .125 thick and cutting down to .064 . Clearance gap is .2 raster at 45 degree angle, after first initial line is cut every line after the z will retract to safe height , is there another way of removeing those unwanted retract points besides editing the code? thanks for your time in reading.
You could also try increasing the plunge rate, in the Z axis. That might take a little time off it also.

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