# Soft limits exceeded

**URL:** <https://forum.sienci.com/t/soft-limits-exceeded/14786>\
**Category:** 📄 General\
**Created:** [November 17, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/soft-limits-exceeded/14786 "2024-11-17T21:41:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jens](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jens](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Jens)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/soft-limits-exceeded/14786/1 "2024-11-17T21:41:09Z")

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I have a small test job on an Altmill. the job is 90 mm (y) by 150 mm (x). I have homed the mill, positioned the spindle at about 300mm and 300 mm from the front left corner, zeroed x/y/z and tried to start the job as an air cut.  
The spindle powers up and, probably as soon as it reaches speed, gSender gives me an alarm 2 - soft error. Gcode motion target exceeds machine travel. I have LOTS of room. The model’s biggest dimension is 150 mm and I have that in every direction.  
What am I missing?

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**Author:** ![Jens](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jens](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Jens)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/soft-limits-exceeded/14786/2 "2024-11-17T22:09:43Z")

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Never mind … either a brain wobble or ‘old fart syndrome’

Turns out the spindle was at the highest z and since I had zeroed z, the first thing the job tried to do is lift the spindle … dooohhhhhh