Can torch return home and raise up?

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so I finally got my Pro up and running properly.
I give standing applause to the boys at LS working through the problems I was having.
Great support…now on to my question…

is there a way to have the torch return to a specific point on the table and raise up to max height?
or…
after the last cut the torch can raise right to the top?

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I am not the right person as far as writing the code. But in theory you should be able to have a code that tells it to go up and a certain distance in whatever direction it needs. I know that I had to do this with my 3d printer awhile ago. Since I do not have my Pro yet I unfortunately cant tell you what you need to add to the end of the code. But I definitely think it should be possible.

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It already raises a bit, but I’m with you I’d like a bit more.

What I’d like is for the pause after cut command to occur after the torch raises, instead of at cut height.

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the main reason I am looking at this is the fact that there is a lot of water splash at the end of the cut during cool down of the torch head.
if the

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I think others have mentioned having a small plate to set under it during the cool down period for that specific reason… but I do not see why something couldnt be added into the file to raise it even further after finishing cut.

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A simple G00 command will will do what you want.

If you notice you have a G92 Z0.0 command as part of the THC command, when torch touches off each time it gives a G92 Z0.0 to set Z origin.

So at end of program before the M99 or M30 you can put in a G00 (rapid movement) or G01 (feed movement) and it will do it.

The G92 Z0.0 command will be remembered until it hits the last M code.

Make sure you have the Z travel and put say a G00 Z 2.00 and it will rapid up 2.00 inches from where it touched off plate when it established Z zero.

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I wonder if LS would / could put a simple toggle in the THC that would just raise torch at end of program cut…that would seem pretty cool.

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I just use page up and manually raise. I also move it over a solid piece so it cools down over the metal and not splash.

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I wish Firecontrol wouldn’t lock up at the end of a program. If the controls would still jog immediately that would be great. Having to hit OK before jogging seems silly. If the programs over what the heck else are you going to do.

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Just tap the arrow on the keyboard, and then tap the arrow again. Then the first tap will shut the OK prompt

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dj…never knew a double tap on an arrow would do that…thanks…I am going to try if a double tap on the torch up works also.
Also…it would be nice if it did it automatically…so I do not have to constantly monitor the cut sometimes…
But is is at least a start

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Tried it tonight, the double tap doesn’t work on my Pro. Must be my cheap Bluetooth keyboard. I’m going to upgrade soon to a Touch screen.

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Make sure that you have your travel speed set to continuous, other wise a double tap would only clear the dialog box and move the torch in the increment selected. Most times mine is set to 1/16th to dial in zero and I don’t always remember to switch back.

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The double tap for some reason also only works with the arrow keys and NOT with the Z pg up and pg down keys. You have to tap an arrow key first to get rid of dialog box then press Pg Up/Pg Dn

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When using sheet cam, look at job options and parking tab. Set x-y-z where you want to park.

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have you tried this on these tables?

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I ran a test program in sheet cam and it seemed to work fine.
I haven’t ran a table. It raised the torch Z and moved to x-y zero.

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