# Alarm 2: Soft Limit exceeded? **URL:** \ **Category:** ❓ Question\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/alarm-2-soft-limit-exceeded/5676 "2022-04-25T07:21:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gerdf](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@gerdf](https://forum.sienci.com/u/gerdf)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/alarm-2-soft-limit-exceeded/5676/1 "2022-04-25T07:21:37Z")
Hi, My CNC dimensions are 292 (y) and 231 (x). I made a simple surfacing job with fusion 360 but I cannot run it because gSender spits out an Alarm 2 (Soft Limit exceeded. In the Control Panel the job dimensions are 288x0x15mm I don’t understand why I’m getting this error, since the job dimensions should be fine for the machine. I have 15mm Z-Clearance and I homed the machine. The spindle runs to the back of the machine, when the job is started, lowers the Spindle and the the Alarm is thrown. What am I missing here? ![Unbenannt](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3b988390dfb76a4d1f7b1b845bab249bc8a6d4b3.jpeg) Attached is the grbl conf: °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° client $$ $0=10 (Step pulse time, μs) $1=25 (Step idle delay, ms) $2=0 (Step pulse invert, mask) $3=0 (Step direction invert, mask) $4=0 (Invert step enable pin, boolean) $5=0 (Invert limit pins, boolean) $6=0 (Invert probe pin, boolean) $10=1 (Status report options, mask) $11=0.010 (Junction deviation, mm) $12=0.002 (Arc tolerance, mm) $13=0 (Report in inches, boolean) $20=1 (Soft limits enable, boolean) $21=0 (Hard limits enable, boolean) $22=1 (Homing cycle enable, boolean) $23=3 (Homing direction invert, mask) $24=25.000 (Homing locate feed rate, mm/min) $25=1000.000 (Homing search seek rate, mm/min) $26=250 (Homing switch debounce delay, ms) $27=2.000 (Homing switch pull-off distance, mm) $30=24000 (Maximum spindle speed, rpm) $31=0 (Minimum spindle speed, rpm) $32=0 (Laser-mode enabled as spindle, boolean) $100=120.667 (X-axis travel resolution, step/mm) $101=120.667 (Y-axis travel resolution, step/mm) $102=1512.720 (Z-axis travel resolution, step/mm) $110=2000.000 (X-axis maximum rate, mm/min) $111=2000.000 (Y-axis maximum rate, mm/min) $112=500.000 (Z-axis maximum rate, mm/min) $120=20.000 (X-axis acceleration, mm/sec^2) $121=20.000 (Y-axis acceleration, mm/sec^2) $122=10.000 (Z-axis acceleration, mm/sec^2) $130=232.000 (X-axis maximum travel, mm) $131=292.000 (Y-axis maximum travel, mm) $132=60.000 (Z-axis maximum travel, mm) ok And the nc code Fusion 360 created: °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° (T2 D=32 CR=0 - ZMIN=-11 - face mill) G90 G94 G17 G21 (When using Fusion 360 for Personal Use, the feedrate of) (rapid moves is reduced to match the feedrate of cutting) (moves, which can increase machining time. Unrestricted rapid) (moves are available with a Fusion 360 Subscription.) (Face1) T2 S14000 M3 G54 M8 G0 X13 Y272.8 Z4 G1 Z2.7 F400 G19 G2 Y269.6 Z-0.5 J-3.2 K0 G1 Y252.01 Y-0.01 Y-16 Z-1.5 Y-0.01 Y252.01 Y268 Z-2.5 Y252.01 Y-0.01 Y-16 Z-3.5 Y-0.01 Y252.01 Y268 Z-4.5 Y252.01 Y-0.01 Y-16 Z-5.5 Y-0.01 Y252.01 Y268 Z-6.5 Y252.01 Y-0.01 Y-16 Z-7.5 Y-0.01 Y252.01 Y268 Z-8.5 Y252.01 Y-0.01 Y-16 Z-9.5 Y-0.01 Y252.01 Y268 Z-10.5 Y252.01 Y-0.01 Y-16 Z-11 Y-0.01 Y252.01 F200 G3 Y255.21 Z-7.8 J0 K3.2 F400 G1 Z4 G17 M9 M5 M30 Thanks for your support ---
**Author:** ![chrismakesstuff](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/chrismakesstuff/32/10759_2.png) [@chrismakesstuff](https://forum.sienci.com/u/chrismakesstuff)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/alarm-2-soft-limit-exceeded/5676/2 "2022-06-23T18:13:51Z")
Hi @gerdf, even if your job could theoretically fit within your machine’s cutting area it looks like you might be running into an issue where if you’re not homed yet. In this case the job will still look like it’ll exceed the cutting area I also tend to recommend that if your CNC isn’t capable of breaking itself, disable hard and soft limits while surfacing so you don’t run into errors and that ensures you maximize the amount of wasteboard you can flatten ---
**Author:** ![chrismakesstuff](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/chrismakesstuff/32/10759_2.png) [@chrismakesstuff](https://forum.sienci.com/u/chrismakesstuff)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/alarm-2-soft-limit-exceeded/5676/3 "2022-09-12T17:18:09Z")