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Discussion in 'OpenBuilds Forum Help' started by jbell, Aug 1, 2022.

  1. jbell

    jbell New
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    I have a program that has some problems. I've found a code that I think is wrong so I went intothe Gcode editor and changed it. It worked fine when I tested it but when I reopened the program I noticed that it had reverted to the original code. How do you save the code changes?
     
  2. sharmstr

    sharmstr OpenBuilds Team
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    Assuming you're using OpenBuilds Control, click on the blue save icon.
     
  3. jbell

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    Yes I'm using the open builds blackbox. I've made the change by deleting the code and typing in the new code and then clicking the save button which goes to my downloads file and I click save. The next time I open it up it still reverts back to the original number. Ive added a couple of screenshots which show the -10 code which I want to change to 15.

    Thanks for you help.
     

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  4. Alex Chambers

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    If that code was produced using the Openbuilds post processor for Fusion why don't you change it there?
    @sharmstr - I'm on my phone - have you got a screenshot of that to help @jbell?
    Alex.
     
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    Yes, just enter the correct values in Start/End position in the Post options (NB read the help tooltip - always Negative, remember to Home - Fusion post uses Machine Coordinates and Work Coordinates both) - no need to hand edit Gcode :)
     
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    I just tested saving edited gcode files and it works fine.

    Also, why are you putting a positive value? Z15 will go past Z's highest point.

    The line you are changing uses G53 which is machine coordinates, not work coordinates.
     
  7. David the swarfer

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    #7 David the swarfer, Aug 3, 2022
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  8. jbell

    jbell New
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    Yep, Dave came through again. My problem was that I didn't home first. Once I did that all the code worked perfect, I didn't need to change anything. Thanks everyone for your help.
     

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