I suspect you have somehow deleted the Materials.txt file that should be in the Addons/Newfangled folder. The continue button tries to open that fie to get the material specs. If it gets an error the script just ends and doesnt go to the next screen.

A reinstall of the wizard ought to fix that.

I thought I had fixed that. The DRO is the one that shows actual RPM, not the one to set it. For now just set the RPM in the main screen before you call the wizard.

You are seeing it correctly, the wizard just shows up in the list of all wizards, it should show the Author as Newfangled. The main screen button only starts the Nfs Mill addons.

OK, I see the light. I have figured out how to offer both options. On the New job dialog there is a radio ox called Z strategy. the choices are "equal' and "as entered'

I have fixed the code for circular pocket with the new code and it seems to work, now I need to move that code into the other mill functions.

thanks for the feedback.

I have been writing the new Newfangled wizard set for Mach4. I currently have a few testers looking at it and a question has come up again about the strategy for depth of cut. I have opened a Poll in the Poll section of this forum to get some input on the choice. Please see http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,22319.0.html for the poll.

I have also started a topic on the wizards in the Newfangled section of this forum at http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,22320.0.html

I have been working on the wizards for Mach4. This is a total re-write, using C++ At the present it is a standalone program, but it will become a plug-in to Mach4.

It is great to have the full power of a real programming language to work with and has allowed me to make some interesting improvements. Among the changes:

• you now have the choice to select a filename for the code
• the material data has a form to edit for your preferred values
• There is an integrated Help system
• All of the old operations are included
• There is a text engrave option, with font choices

Below is a screen capture of the main screen.

I will be looking for a limited number of testers son, but I would like some input on a question about depth of cut strategies. I have created a poll in the poll section of this forum. Please look at it and give me your view.

I am working on the Newfangled wizards for Mach4. I have some mixed views from the early testers about the preferred depth of cut strategy.

The user will enter a total depth of cut and a step cut amount.
 If the values result in an integer number of cuts use them- for example if the request is for .5 total cut and cuts of .1 then 5 steps of .1 will be used.

 The problem is if the values don't make an integer number of cuts- for example, request .5 total in steps of .2.

Option 1) use the requested values and let the last cut be smaller- in the example make 2 cuts of .2 then the last cut of .1

Option 2) calculate a value so that all the cuts are the same, but less than the requested increment.

no, not that I am aware of.

It is interesting that through most of the development of the turn wizards I planned to make them a screen set instead of a wizard. That way they would come up directly with mach. At the end we decided to go to a wizard format for reasons related to the license and distribution.

Im looking for a 'round to it' I have been working a lot on the new mach4 mill wizards, getting close to done now. I will get it, hopefully soon.

OK, Ill try to get Brian to look at it. There is really nothing unusual about the NFSturn wizard that should trigger an error.

That is an internal Mach error, not a wizard error. Does it happen every time you try to start the wizard? Does it happen when starting any other wizard?

How about if you start the machine with a mill profile and try to start a wizard?