Feed rate zero message

CrossFire ® PRO
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Any ideas or solutions??
I have tried and tried but my PRO just refuses to cooperate ! (100% sure it is not the machine:)
Clearly the problem is …ME!
So, I am always getting the same message : FEED RATE ZERO. Clearly I am doing something incorrectly.
I have not been able to use the machine for several months but am confident it is running normally.
Every time I respond to the set up box and re-enter or change the feed rate nothing seems to help.
I am using Corel Draw to create part and SHEETCAM to post process then to Fire Control to run part.
Out of ideas …and yes FRUSTRATED cuz I do not know what I am doing incorrectly
Ideas and suggestions ? THANK YOU all for helping!
Caddy

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Feed rate not found error is usually caused by not creating a jet cutting operation before post processing your design in Sheetcam.

Sheetcam will not warn you that you missed a step in the process. It will just output a .tap file with just a few basic commands from the post processor.

I have some videos that I can share when I get home, but I’ll try to list the steps.

Assuming that you have created at least one “jet cutting tool”

  1. Import your drawing and select either metric or inches depending on what units you used to design it. If the design is an SVG, you may have to select the 1:1 option.
  2. Create a “jet cutting operation” by selecting the jet cutting icon in the tool bar that should be on the lower left of the screen.
  3. Select “outside offset”
  4. Select the “layer” that you want to cut(there usually is only one)
  5. Select the “tool” that you want to use for cutting.
  6. Fill in the lead in/out information with the values that you want to use
  7. Click on ok to close that screen
  8. There should be a green toolpath on your drawing(provided that you have “show toolpaths” selected in the top tool bar)
  9. Press the post process button on the tool bar
  10. Select the location that you want to save the cut file.
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Good stuff David!

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David:
You have made my day! THANK YOU for the reply. This problem was making me crazier than I already am!
I wish I could try it today but I’m away until tomorrow, but you can bet that I will be on it as soon as possible. More to come! Thanks again
Caddy

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Here is a Loom screen recording that I did a while back. It doesn’t have any sound, but you should be able to see what steps you may be missing. The simulation at the end is not necessary.

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