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In order to test this, within Candle set the Jog Step to 10. In the image below you will see what orientation each jog button should control, as well as what direction your CNC should move in based on that button: While these directions should be oriented correctly at the time of purchase, it is best to test this anyways. The X, Y and Z axis all have a Positive (+) and Negative (-) direction. If this is the case then you are good to go! Test 2: Do All Axes Move in the Correct Direction? Under the Alarm state, you should not be able to move your CNC at all until such a time that you either Home or Unlock. Having not Homed, nor selected Unlock, try moving your CNC around using the Jog arrows: Usually you would home first thing after connecting to your CNC, but in this case, what we want to do is test the alarm state, which should protect yourself and your CNC under any number of unexpected circumstances. Unlike our 3018-Pro CNC, the 3018-PROVer has a feature called "Homing" enabled which, while useful, has your machine start up in an "Alarm" state until such a time that you home it. With your CNC initally unplugged, launch Candle and your status bar should change as shown below as you connect your CNC and unlock it: If you are a Mac user, you can follow this guide instead. If you don't already have Candle Installed, follow this guide for Windows with download links to do so. You need to do this because the CNC will not function properly if both are connected at the same time, regardless of whichever method you want to use. While it's easy to understand why users might want to start a project as soon as they have assembled their CNC, it is good practice when using any machine for the first time to do a final check.įollow along with this guide in order to run your machine through it's paces and give yourself the green light to safely and easily run your first project! Test 1: Safety Featuresįirst and foremost, make sure that your CNC is disconnected from your offline controller, and is connected to your computer through the USB cable that came with your purchase.
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