Scott19804

Just installed a new Graptec FC-8600-75. I'm having issues setting the conditions. First attempt the plotter was set up via LAN. When setting condition priority to manual, and selecting cond. 4. the plotter will automatically reset the cond. 8 when the plot starts. 2nd attempt, used program condition priority with the same result. 3rd uninstalled everything, set the plotter up USB. Now it will reset the condition to cond.1 regardless it the priority is set to program or manual. It will plot most lines in cond. 1, then reset to cond. 8 in the middle of the plot. I'm at a complete loss. When using the Cutting Plot Controller I can send any condition to the plotter and it reads it, only to change itself once the plot starts. I've re-installed drivers - all are up to date. Also, reflashed the firmware and it is up to date. Hopefully someone has run into this issue and can offer some assitance, or I just bought a very expensive vinyl roll rack. Any input would be greatly appreciated!!!

Skeeter - That is how I have been trying to do it. It's all being sent via the controller not the cutter. But either way I do it, the conditions change while cutting. As of right now I created a work around by setting all the conditions to the same specs. Now as it cuts and goes from condition to condition it doesn't make a difference.

This may sound stupid, but I can't figure out how to set it to condition 9.

I'll try condition 9 now see if there is any difference.

Yes, when changing on the cutter I will. But in the video I have the controller and cutter set to program priority, so it should all be handled via the controller.

Here you can see the controller does set the condition on the cutter to cond 4. Once it starts cutting it changes to cond. 1 for the first few lines then changes to 3 then 5 then 8.

Here's a video of the issue.... 20180817_112502.mp4

I can set the condition in the controller and the plotter reads it. Only changes as soon as the plot starts. It doesn't seam to be any issue with the controller, but the plotter itself.

I'm using AutoCAD to plot vinyl templates. Every thing is going through the Cutting Plotter Controller. This has always worked perfectly for us using our old FC-7000, unfortunately it gave up the ghost.