SketchUcam Bugs

No thikness

invalid@example.com (alexeiv) — Thu, 31 May 2018 14:46:10 +0000

Hi everyone, I m recently new with CNC and I have a trouble that I cant resolve. I make the draw in Sketchup and after making the gcode and see it in Camotics,...there is imposible to make countersinks and plunge. Is like it have no tikness.
Thanks

Arc segments cutting as circles!

invalid@example.com (agfrag) — Wed, 30 May 2018 06:52:45 +0000

Well, I used to use SketchUcam a few years ago, then started with BobCadCam, and recently came back to SketchUcam to cut a double bass bridge template. After my drawing was complete, I used the inside and outside cuts only, SketchUCAm had no problem with the edges, looked real good. Up pops the GCode Plotter, and everything looks good.

Now it gets weird...

I take the code over to my Mach3 CNC program, and load it. All the arcs are now full circles! I've got a zillion circles all over the...

Arc segments cutting as circles!

Center Line tool still not workong properly.

invalid@example.com (steinie44) — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:09:26 +0000

When will the center line tool be fixed? I just downloaded ver 1.4a and it still is bad. Way too much Z action. I'm running a CNC Router, not a sewing machine.
View attachment 1291

Outside cut .. Inside cut

invalid@example.com (lockey) — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:43:51 +0000

Hi, I have just installed SketchUCam on my Sketchup Pro v8 and for some reason when I click on the "outside cut", it places the lines on the inside of my pattern and vice versa ... if I click on the "inside cut" it places the lines on the outside

Thanks

Tony

Edge color in all styles forced to "by material" on save.

invalid@example.com (CMH) — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:06:43 +0000

With SketchUcam plugin active, the edge color in all styles reverts to "By material" when saving a drawing or opening a new one, regardless of default style settings, or template defaults. It is easily changed under the edit tab of whatever style is currently being used but it is only temporary. This is inconvenient and annoying especially when the auto-save feature is being used and all the edges "disappear" while working on the model. This is true even when not using SketchUp for CNC...

Edge color in all styles forced to "by material" on save.

Pocketing

invalid@example.com (mturneruk) — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 14:22:02 +0000

Hi There...

Thanks for Sketch-U-Cam - It's really great. I have been using it to cut parts for model a/c, having just completed an Openbuilds OX machine. Attached is a picture of a test piece I cut this week.

View attachment 669

Here are a few things i've noticed...

The pocket tool doesen't work on more complex shapes like text and letters...Gutted.
I'm sure this is tricky, but for me it's the biggest problem right now.

Also it's a pig to delete a pocket cut if you get it wrong....

Pocketing

Missing X and Y if first Z cut is at (0,0)

invalid@example.com (Bob R) — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:06:39 +0000

I've uncover what appears to be a bug. Here's how to recreate it:

Set the safe zone to include negative X and Y, so you can operate the tool around (0,0).

Use the Set 0,0 offset tool, and set it to (0,0). This is necessary since the safe zone origin is not at zero.

Place a Plunge or CounterBore at (0,0).

Generate to G-Code.

Here's an example of the generated code:

Code:

%
G90 G21 G49 G17 F254 
M3 S15000
G00 Z3.175
G00 Z0.500
G01 Z-5.000 F254 
G00 Z0.500
G00 Y0.000 Z0.500
 Z3.175
M05...

Missing X and Y if first Z cut is at (0,0)

toolbar icons size in the program is realy realy small

invalid@example.com (MarcoNorway) — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 17:27:20 +0000

hello
I am not sure this is the right place to post this problem
I have installed the pluggin but the
toolbar icons are realy smal

backwards line/bezier

invalid@example.com (generalsocial) — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:54:21 +0000

I've got some curves and when I do a centerline on them some of them cut in tiny sections but backwards. So instead of the cutter going through the segments like ABCDEF smoothly, it runs BA, CB, DC with a lot of up and down.

How to correct this? How to avoid this problem?

VERY frequent lockups

invalid@example.com (Loranger) — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:44:50 +0000

I have used the scripts off and on for a couple years for projects on my CNC, but I have noticed that the scripts locks-up Sketchup when I try to do basic things like an outside cut.

Most of my files are native Sketchup, but from time to time I import STL files. I have attached an example of both the STL native and the imported platen I have problems with.

When I try to add outside cuts to the dsub connectors I can sometimes do them and other times sketchup locks-up indefinitely. When...

VERY frequent lockups

Unstable & White Lines?!

invalid@example.com (Boarder101) — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:04:55 +0000

Hi all,

Loving the ease of SketchUCam, but I am having a few problems.

Using Pro2015 and since installing its become quite amazingly unstable - just crashes with those infuriating 'bugsplats'.

The most annoying part however, is that all of the lines on my models that used to be black, are now appearing as white - which is making things incredibly hard to see. Its not a case of going through and 'deleting excess lines'. There are no excess lines - the ones that are there are white and its...

Unstable & White Lines?!

1.4b HELP Screen indicates the version is 1.4a

invalid@example.com (cel22262) — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:52:45 +0000

First of all THANKS!
After installing 1.4b I did notice the 'Help' screen indicates the version is 1.4a. I rechecked the download just to make sure I didn't miss anything, but the 'Help' indicates 1.4a.

The 'parameters' menu does indicate 1.4b so I'm sure everything else was updated correctly.

Again, thanks swarfer for all your work.

No Code Generated after using Phlatbone

invalid@example.com (Flashsolutions) — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:12:01 +0000

I ran into this problem after inserting a Phlatbone radius on a corner. After isolating it, I created these test files.

The error is erroneous and would make you think there was an issue with the Z axis which it is not.

; Warning move Z=60.240 GT max of 45.000

Attached is rev2 and rev3 of the code that works vs error. rev2 works, rev3 fails

TABs

invalid@example.com (crazynight) — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 08:18:04 +0000

I am able to click once to place tabs but nothing appears, nor can I click to place additional tabs, ketchup Make on a mac. any suggestions?

corners are not square

invalid@example.com (scott geisler) — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:36:00 +0000

ok looking for a little help when I cut a part with sharp edges when the machine is cutting from left to right the corner on the left is good but when it goes back around on the right corner round it off then it's reversed on the opposite side if anybody has an idea what's causing this let me know.

Incorrect Depth for outline cut (v1.4-22ee)

invalid@example.com (Merlin El Mago) — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:06:53 +0000

Hello guys,
in first place, let me just appreciate your hard work, making SketchUCam so awesome. To be honest, I have been using the software for years now and I haven't said a single "Thank You" all that time. So here it is: thanks for making this great piece of software.

Now let's go to my problem...
I want to cut out a guitar body. I have selected the outline tool for the job. Here is my outline:...

Incorrect Depth for outline cut (v1.4-22ee)

Pocket on edge of workpiece

invalid@example.com (Bert Kortenbach) — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:28:04 +0000

Hi,
I'm trying to make a pocket on the edge of my workpiece. SketchUCam creates it just fine, but when I try to make the outside cut of the workpiece SketchUCam thinks the pocket is part of the outline of the workpiece and cuts off the pocket-part.

To recreate:
Draw a square. Draw another (smaller) square inside it touching one of the sides of the first square (this will be the pocket). Make an outside cut of the first square --> Fail...

Gcode Plotter no graphic view

invalid@example.com (GaryStofer) — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 19:55:16 +0000

Under Sketchup 2016 I see no graphic representation in the G-Code plotter, only the code is displayed in the left hand pane. The graphic window is completely blank.

load errors

invalid@example.com (bradmoran) — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:15:51 +0000

Hi,

Help please! I'm a total noob to this so bear with me!

I have installed the latest version of sketch up and followed the instructions to install sketchucam 1.4 and now when I start sketch up all heap of load errors appear and the only button on the tool bar that I can see and use is the Parameters??? Have you heard of this happening before?

Thanks brad

Centreline problems

invalid@example.com (mturneruk) — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 06:40:54 +0000

Hi There...

Amazing work on 1.4. Thanks.
I have been using the centreline technique to do some complex pockets, as sketch-u-cam pockets do not quite work on complex shapes. PS. If you havent seen it, the plugin truoffset does a fantastic job of creating these centerlines. Much better than the sketchup offset tool.

I found that after every pass during these centerline cuts, the z axis would needlessly retract to the safe height and then go back in again. Is this a bug ?

You can see this in...

Centreline problems

GCode plotter floating point error

invalid@example.com (Petin) — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:17:20 +0000

Hi, GCode Plotter not view data...
Problem s with floating point...
PrintScreen added.

(Maybe not a bug) it is generating gcode for a contour backwards ...

invalid@example.com (Serge Ecoiffier) — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 04:51:54 +0000

I have this relative complex curve, full of ornate segments, with which SketchUcam seems to have many issues when generating the gcode. I tried TIG-WELD to make it one curve (no end points appear) but it doesn't help. Did the RepairBL&Phlatten, which finds and corrects some segments, but still no go.

I eventually got it going, not knowing what triggered the correct generation of gcode - a smooth path all around for each depth pass. The job takes about 1 hour to complete.

The problem, as...

(Maybe not a bug) it is generating gcode for a contour backwards ...

Some centercut lines being skipped

invalid@example.com (mx270a) — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:16:21 +0000

SketchUp 2015, SketchUcam 1.3a. I selected some lines to be centercut and generated the gcode for it, but noticed that some of the lines are not included in the cut path. However, if I select a line below, then all the lines are included. Here's the source file with 4 line segments selected for centercut and only one shows up in the gcode. View attachment 1037 View attachment 1038

Odd lines when making outside cut.

invalid@example.com (mrjoshua) — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:07:06 +0000

Need some help in SU Make 2015, when I select "outside cut" a cut is created through the piece and extending indefinitely to the left and right. Also, the bottom notch extends down instead of following the edge contour. The slots measure .063" and I have the bit diameter set to .0624". I've tried setting the bit diameter to a smaller setting and no change. Also, I've tried re-flattening the piece, redrawing in half and mirroring the half to be sure each side is the exact same. The former...

Odd lines when making outside cut.

Correct "g00" to "G00" in phlatmill.rb

invalid@example.com (blamarpa) — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 16:38:47 +0000

In line 111? (I have added comments in my file):
command_out += "g00" + format_measure("z",sh) # retract to reduced safe
changed to:
command_out += "G00" + format_measure("z",sh) # retract to reduced safe

Thanks for your fabulous job.

Sometimes Mill Stops

invalid@example.com (generalsocial) — Sun, 31 May 2015 08:22:19 +0000

I use (and love) sketchucam.

The occasional problem comes up.

I often make complicated shapes by drawing freehand or drawing curves and lines. Occasionally sketchucam doesn't seem to work because the mill just stops while cutting. I can try and resume but nothing happens.

I go back and replace some of the lines I made and then it works.

There are obvious things like if there is a little curve that is smaller than the cutter radius, I just make the radius bigger.

But sometimes they are...

Sometimes Mill Stops

Project Cut Undersize

invalid@example.com (BArnold) — Thu, 21 May 2015 16:44:18 +0000

Over the past couple weeks, I've been spending a lot of time tweaking the calibration of my SO2. I've run some Square-Circle-Triangle cuts using a published drawing and gcode as well as an SCT drawing I made in Easel.

Being satisfied with the results, I attempted to cut a zero-clearance insert for my table saw that I has drawn in SketchUp 2015. I used SketchUcam to create the toolpaths and all seemed fine - until I ran the project. The result looks like it should, until I measure it....

Project Cut Undersize

SletchUcam/SketchUp2015 Errors

invalid@example.com (BArnold) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 20:15:24 +0000

I loaded SketchUcam last week after reading some good things about it. I did a couple of basic drawings and liked what I saw with the interface and results, although I don't have my CNC "live" yet. But, when loading a more complex drawing for editing, there were errors in the elements such as missing lines. I had to completely delete all elements of SketchUcam - which wasn't easy - to restore SketchUp to normal operation.

I could find no evidence of an uninstall routine for SketchUcam....

SletchUcam/SketchUp2015 Errors

Plunge tool drilling to 100% depth even if other depth is requested

invalid@example.com (626Pilot) — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:54:27 +0000

Hello,

I don't know if I have a setting wrong somewhere, but when I ask SketchUcam to drill less than all the way through (by typing a number in after the Plunge tool is selected - you can see it in the G-code below), it generates g-code to drill all the way through anyway. What am I doing wrong?

Material thickness = 0.68"
In/out overcut = 100%
Diameter = 0.1875"
Overhead gantry = Yes (this is a Probotix FireBall)
Multipass = No
3D GCode = No
Table top is Z-Zero = No

Here's some example...

Plunge tool drilling to 100% depth even if other depth is requested

Problems running Scetchucam

invalid@example.com (lockey) — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:18:58 +0000

I am running Sketchup version 8.0.16846 on a 64 bit windows 7 system

I downloaded and installed SketchUCam and GPlot and it worked OK

Now I use Sketchup a lot (many hours every day) and it all of a sudden started crashing (Bug Splat) as many as 4 times in one hour

First I removed Gplot and it seemed to fix the problem BUT it started again and crashed twice in less than ½ hour

I have now done a System restore to an earlier date and this has removed all the plugins and it now seems to be...

Problems running Scetchucam

Problam with 3D cut, No tool comp.

invalid@example.com (steinie44) — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:28:58 +0000

The 3D cut is not working properly. There is no tool comp in it. If I have a 1/4 inch ball and I cut a 1/2" square, it comes out as a 3/4" square. If there is a 1/2" square projection up, is comes out as a 1/4" square. Completely not useable for 3D carving. I tried a face carving, the mouth and eyes came out too big. The nose came out too small. Did I over look a setting?

SketchUcam 1.2a mismatched 'bubbles/pops" content

invalid@example.com (Serge Ecoiffier) — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 05:36:36 +0000

Not an error affecting the program, but something to clean up with the next update.

"Safe Length (X)" shows popup "width of material" :

View attachment 847

While "Safe Width (Y)" shows "Height of material" :
View attachment 848

Happy New Year to one and all.

Pocket consumes drawing

invalid@example.com (inventorArtist) — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 12:37:39 +0000

Not sure if this is a feature or a bug.

If I make a little square and then pocket it, later I can't easily delete the pocket operation. I have to use the sketchup erase tool to manually erase the lines.

With the plunge tool it's even worse. It wrecks the drawing itself. After plunging a circle the circle is destroyed and has to be redrawn...

Issue with outside cut and rad bone multi inside

invalid@example.com (pappabj0rn) — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:01:24 +0000

Hi!

I've run into an issue while doing some small parts that I want to use the rad bone tool on.

I'm using a 3mm bit to cut out an H-shape, but when I use the rad bone multi inside tool with tool diameter set to 3mm, the outside cut tool fails to generate the white area and thusly no g-code is generated for that cut.

At first, I was trying to cut my parts using a 1mm bit, and I could use the bone tool with no issues (tool diameter set to 1mm), so I find it odd that it would break at 3mm....

Issue with outside cut and rad bone multi inside

occasional fail to render outside cut

invalid@example.com (generalsocial) — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:11:10 +0000

Once in a while when I have a complex object and I add an outside cut to it my sketchup goes unresponsive for a bit but then returns and the tool path works.

Once in a while it doesn't return. So I then simplify the path (often smoothing out a couple of sharp corners) and try again. It will often work.

Occasionally I get one that goes off to never-never land when I try and render an outside cut.

How to figure out what's hanging it up?

Change cutter diameter requires restart

invalid@example.com (generalsocial) — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 07:47:25 +0000

If I have a 1/16" cutter in the settings I can hover around and see the lines of a inside or outside tool path when I touch an object.

I then change the cutter to 1/32 or 1/2 or something. The lines remain the same. I don't get a different path unless I restart sketchup and reload the file...

Is this a but or is it by design?

Error starting Gcode plotter

invalid@example.com (1dimon1) — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:34:41 +0000

Excuse me. At me still two problems.
1. When starting the plotter error message : '5.000' is not valid floatinng point value (see picture "not avalid")
When the plotter is loaded in its window there is only G-code, picture of tool movement is not. (see picture "plotter").
2. I draw a hexagon, but the machine is cutting a circle!
I was looking through the code in another program (CNC), and there is drawn a circle instead of hexagons.

Help me.

Error load faile phlatBone.rb No such file or directory - C:\users\...

invalid@example.com (1dimon1) — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:12:22 +0000

I'm sorry, I badly I know English.
After installation I have a problem: At the start of SU8pro appears on the problem while downloading the file phlatBone.rb "No such file or directory - C:\users\Дмитрий\AppData\Roaming\Sketchup
Also can not save the tool - or rather they are not saved.
Please, help me.

plunge tool bug

invalid@example.com (gerble1000) — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:38:37 +0000

hey guyz. i used the plunge tool perfectly untill i wanted to do a larger plunge diameter.
i set the plunge at 100% depth and 16mm diameter. when i tested the code out on the machine it started to make a bigger hole than my machine could handle. here is the output gcode.

%
(Generated by SketchUcam {1.2})
(File: jukebox front.skp)
(Bit diameter: 3.0mm)
(Feed rate: 2540.0mm/min)
(Material Thickness: 15.0mm)
(Material length: 526.0mm X width: 360.0mm)
(Overhead Gantry: true)
(Retract feed rate...

plunge tool bug

GCode no generated for object near origin

invalid@example.com (Brendan22) — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:31:05 +0000

Hi folks and thanks for the great plugin. I'm just coming back to my overgrown Shapoko machine after being distracted with a 3D printer for a while.

I've just installed SketchUcam 1.2 and have been reminded about an issue I used to get too. It seems that sometime objects that are with ~40mm-50mm of the origin don't get gcode generated for them. I recall I used to just move everything a bit further out into the workspace but thought I'd make an effort to post a query here.

The attached...

GCode no generated for object near origin

Problem with multipass inside cut tool

invalid@example.com (Forrest Dietrich) — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:43:32 +0000

Appreciate all the good workon SketchUcam and find it very useful!

I think there is a bug in the inside cut tool only when Z zero is at top of material in the a Z0.000 instruction is inside the multipass loop and results in a wedge of material not being cut as the cutting head moves from first to second XY position and also goes each pass from Z0.000 to correct Z depth.

This is not a problem for code generated if Z=0 is TableTop.

See following to demo this:

%

(Generated...

Problem with multipass inside cut tool

Getting more Z passes than I want

invalid@example.com (britton) — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 12:42:53 +0000

Greetings All,

I'm trying to cut some 5mm hard board in 1mm passes. Sketchucam is feeding me 7 passes and going in to my spoil board. Right now I'm editing each Gcode file to remove the 2 extra passes. Any suggestions?

I'm using Sketchup8.

SketchUp 2014 - SketchUcam Bugs

invalid@example.com (kram242) — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:54:34 +0000

Hey guys with the new release of SketchUp 2014 I thought we may need to put a bug thread for SketchUcam.

Here is one I got today working in SketchUp 2014 and the latest version of SketchUcam V1.1c

Code:

Error Loading File attributes.rb
Error: #

SketchUp 2014 - SketchUcam Bugs

You can use the mult step in 3D cuts?

invalid@example.com (marcomartim) — Mon, 12 May 2014 20:57:58 +0000

I was doing some testing of 3D cutting
One time I left marked to mult step
The plugin failed, even clearing the mult step, I could not make cuts in 3D
Installed over the new beta version, still the problem continued.
the only way to make cutting in 3D, was to delete the files and reinstall
after clean install, everything went back to normal, 3D cut works perfectly

This was a bug?
There is forecast to make cuts in mult step 3D?

Safe Area and Parameters

invalid@example.com (ThePhotographyGuy) — Sat, 03 May 2014 17:06:30 +0000

I have two question. One of which is preventing me from moving forward with the software. (MAC OS X / Sketchup Pro 2013 Full Version)

1. When I (Windows>Tools>Phlatboyz>Parameters) the initial window comes up blank, a white pop up box, see below. To view the contents of the window I have to maximize it and then everything populates.
2. This has me at a halt. I can use the Safe Area tool and create a "safe area" box. Once I go to (Windows>Tools>Phlatboyz>Parameters), make my changes and...

Safe Area and Parameters

Gcode plotter doesn't start

invalid@example.com (Stellan) — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:03:18 +0000

The plotter doesn't start when I try to start it, I use sketchup 2014 on mac.

gcode plotter access violation

invalid@example.com (killer.naccarato) — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:29:49 +0000

when I go to save a gcode in sketchucam it automatically starts the gcode plotter plugin. my problem is when it does that I get an access violation that states" access violation at address 5433f3c9 in module 'atioglxx.dll'. read of address 00000018". preventing the gcode plotter from working correctly. please help. very new to this CAM.

Gcode Duplication and Missing Parts Image

invalid@example.com (ThePhotographyGuy) — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 01:06:15 +0000

I had recently had a few issues with my MAC and Sketchup and/or Sketchucam so I bit the bullet and bought a PC. I feel so dirty inside. Anywho, this has presented a new set of issues. Not sure if these are related to each other or a Sketchup thing or a Sketchucam thing or MACH3 or.........

Design part, set parameters, generate gcode, plot gcode and it looks awesome. I can see all the passes and the order. Load the gcode into mach3 and...........

1. The display window is empty. The...

Gcode Duplication and Missing Parts Image

Why does the curvature instead of the corner?

invalid@example.com (Hadi) — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:28:34 +0000

Hi,

When I try to cut the pieces by cnc router appears in some corners curvature instead of the corner .. What is the reason?

A picture of the design and appears sharp angles, this is what I want to do

But after the shear appears to me as the following picture

Angles stocks as blue in the picture is required
But red is not required and I want her to be like the...

Why does the curvature instead of the corner?

Error when I load sketchup 2014

invalid@example.com (Ringo Davis) — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:52:29 +0000

I downloaded Sketchup 2014 and sketchucam 1.1C.
When I start sketchup I get
Error Loading File attributes.rb
Error: # $dicts.each {|$f| $dict_names.push($f.name)}...
^>
Then I noticed that 1.1D was out. I cannot figure out how to get rid of 1.1C. I found instructions but they say to delete folders that dont exist. I tried...

Error when I load sketchup 2014