to answer your question in one word: YES
I homed it (twice), only after doing a hard boot of both the machine and the computer. I probed the z axis (twice), and set the X-Y (did not use "use previous X-Y).
So I understand that the software/machine is 'SUPPOSED" to do what I tell it… it just…
…Doesn’t
With that said, while working with Armani (Tec Support) today, he said that the software is apparently not recognizing tiling in the cabinetmaker beta software, and he suspects that is why it wanted to cut two panels in the same space. Okay, but why? I’m not a software programmer, so can’t claim to know the answer. My response to him was that a ‘feature request’ is to turn off the ‘carve’ button if the software cannot yet carve properly. He is completely stumped as to why it wants to cut beyond the front of the machine, or below the dimensions of the material. They are looking into that.
I do not know what you mean by “you don’t know what you are telling it to do” I went over the design with a fine-toothed comb. I know EXACTLLY what I’m telling it to do… it just won’t do it.
I also don’t know what you mean by “don’t start by cutting a rectangle”… the panels for the cabinet are rectangles. if that is an analogy or proverb, I’m sorry but I’m too ignorant to understand it.
I have had nothing but problems like this since I started this journey in October. They have reloaded the firm wear several times. We don’t know why I have to frequently do a hardboot.
Again, I know that I don’t know what I don’t know. So, I do everything that I am told to do, then… hit ‘carve’ and… FAIL.
to be clear, I’ve made my share of operator error mistakes. and from these I learn. This is why I triple checked everything including talking to Inventables staff before hitting the ‘carve’ button. Didn’t make a difference. Scrap wood and sawdust.
as an aside; Aramani (Tec Support) was able to open my error report, but unable to open my project. So he had me share it. I did. He is unable to open that either. Too early to say, but guessing that fact may be revealing something??