CNC Shark Forum

Hi all, I no longer work for next wave, but a user contacted me and asked me to read your messages.. CP 2.1 is only for the traditional ncpod non-pendant HD 3 or older one-piece Shark controllers. 1.5h is for the old ncpod two-piece Shark controllers. my old help site should have those links - http:...

There are a Z-offset and touchplate thickness options in the Preferences of the control panel.
and we are on 2.1 build 25 f now.

Best Regards, Joseph Poirier, Next Wave Automation Sr Software Engineer

Just pull down the software I wrote.. it generates a raster of most any image in under a minute.. no known size limit. It is the fastest Laser raster file generator in the entire world! & I bet it's easier to use than Paint Shop Pro by Jasc http://nextwaveautomation.com/Downloads/installCNC_NWCP_v3....

A high precision collet will make a world of difference when using those bits. They are the only types of collets we use in house to build parts for the CNCs. The standard collets usually only have 3 or 4 collective points meeting the bits. While the high precision collets will have a minimum of 6 t...

try your machine with the latest control panel software and let me know if that works any better for you. http://nextwaveautomation.com/Downloads/installCNC_NWCP_v3.0_Beta.exe it is HD 4.0 only, has both virtual and 4th Axis features built in. Please review. I get some of my best information from ou...

Once you have the HD4 and the 4th axis you can use our custom software to align the lathe after you generate your carving in vcarve or aspire. http://nextwaveautomation.com/Downloads/installCNC_NWCP_v3.0_Beta.exe We have not identified any bugs in the software at this time. Best Regards, Joseph Poir...

Make sure the cable didn't go bad. if there's a disconnect on the cable at the magnet or where the magnet is wired into the main touchplate cable you will get intermittent results.

hot keys were just rolled in... and should be live in the most recent update. Looks like I may have only pushed them out in a beta though. on March 10. last release was March 2nd. if you have a release older than March 2nd, they will only show up in preferences for setting them but are not active. a...

Hi all, I'm sorry to those who experienced issues on CP 3.0. I can confirm there were a number of issues we experienced due to windows 10 style updates on all OS, and other software interference that made getting this project off the ground right much more difficult than in the past. Microsoft has b...

Hi all, @Larry, I'm sorry you experienced those issues. I can confirm there were a number of issues we experienced due to windows 10 style updates on all OS, and other software interference that made getting this project off the ground right much more difficult than in the past. Microsoft has been b...