Safe Z on Feedhold

[Brian Barker]

You could write the original position to a Var in mach3 and swhen you press resume you could have it move back to that position

Problem solved

[sshneider]

Once again, I feel like I'm living in a cave and missing something...

If you feedhold first, then press stop, isn't this accomplishing the same thing.  I've done this a ton of times and have never noticed any missed steps or loss of position.  ?

Thanks,
Sid

[Hood]

Pressing hold then stop is the correct order to do things and you wont loose steps or position. I think what Scott is wanting to accomplish is to move the tool out of the work fairly rapidly on a feed hold. Depending on how his machine is set up that could be quite a slow process with having to press two on screen buttons. With a touch screen or physical buttons its not long but if using a mouse its a bit longer and iif there are high spindle speeds involved on a machine such as a router a second or two can burn the tool and workpiece.

Hood

[sshneider]

Aha, now I get it- Thanks...