Moving around the workspace

Troubleshooting
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Hi Everyone,

I have a question. When I run a gcode though the maslow it works as it should. My problem is that after the gcode finishes, the maslow changes the numbers where I can imput movement numbers to jog the machine around the workspace. When it changes it seems like the numbers are huge. So when I imput 25mm im assuming is what units its in, the machine moves way more than 25mm. Does the machine scale when jogging around? How do I find out what units the machine moves around in? If this happens do I need to recalibrate the machine? Thanks

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Are you sure it’s not changing the units of measurement from mm to inches ? I do remember this coming up before as a bug which was fixed in a firmware update.

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Hi, I have updated to the newest firmware. We do think its changing the units. It does seem to still be going way farther than the number imputed. I also don’t know where to look to see what units I am in. It doesn’t effect the router when using gcode. It’s not the end of the world but somewhat annoying.

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What CAM software are you using and are you doing your CAM in inches or mm?

When on the maslow.local page, this button (pictured below) will change the units from mm to inches and vice versa. By default, it is set to mm when you open the page. However, depending on your CAM software, when you click on gcode that you have uploaded to the machine, it may automatically switch to inches if you did your CAM design in inches

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There are gcodes (I believe G20 and G21) that will change the units that your machine will use when jogging the machine. Some CAM software will include the corresponding command to make the machine units match the units used while designing in CAM, and they often will trigger after loading the gcode generated by the CAM. If the units have changed, the units button on the home screen should say the units currently being used, and clicking the button should change it back from inches to mm (or vice versa).

For me, I do most of my designs in inches but then I like to jog the machine around using mm, so I am often switching the units around.

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Do you have the latest firmware and index.html version? I think that the fix for this was actually in the index.html.gz file.

If that doesn’t fix it maybe the bug is still out there.