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General Mach Discussion / Re: Shuttle Xpress problems

« Last post by Punisher on November 15, 2025, 11:11:19 PM »

Also having a problem running macros. Created a macro and saved it as m1.m1s. Put it in Mach3Mill directory.

It doesn't work. In the 1024 screenset it displays that the custom macro ran.

Thought there was a problem with my macro. It was a test, so it might not be perfect. Copied a macro from a button that I know works. That didn't work either.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Shuttle Xpress problems

« Last post by Punisher on November 15, 2025, 11:10:04 PM »

The next problem is jogging with the inner wheel. It works, but is also suffering from the slow jog speed.

With it set to jog at .001mm it works fine. Going up in the step size causes problems. It will slowly jog until it reaches the set distance. There's no stopping it.

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General Mach Discussion / Shuttle Xpress problems

« Last post by Punisher on November 15, 2025, 11:03:38 PM »

Having some problems with my Shuttle Express. Installed the plugin and configured it. It's kind of working, but not exactly how I want it to. Pretty sure it's because additional settings need to be changed. Which is why I'm asking for help.

When I jog with the large wheel it moves slow. It's a variable wheel, but even all the way still moves very slow.

Set one of the buttons to rapid ++. When pressing it the machine moves at the speed I would like.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Edit G Code

« Last post by JohnHaine on November 15, 2025, 10:54:34 AM »

If you select config/general config on the menu bar, there is a control near the top centre where the text editor is selected.  Mine is set to Notepad - what is yours?  Notepad (a windows app) doesn't have an autonumber option but there are others that do.  Notepad++ might do it.  Google is your friend.

Why do you want to number lines?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Edit G Code

« Last post by cowpoke on November 15, 2025, 09:32:12 AM »

Windows 11

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Edit G Code

« Last post by JohnHaine on November 14, 2025, 10:17:17 PM »

Nothing has changed kin M3 for over 10 years. The gcode editor isn't part of mach, it just calls up a Winows text editor which is where your problem may be. What win version are you using?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach 4 Hobby using extraordinary amounts of CPU

« Last post by Lucid_moments on November 14, 2025, 09:02:44 PM »

Greetings all.
Running Mach4 4612 build with ESS plugin 278.1

So I had this popup for the first time ever warning FIFO issues with reference to ESS, and possible loss of steps if unresolved. The system had been in standby for a few days to look for trouble areas after an extensive modification. I had already finished the lions share of files on the first side of this part. had no problem till after flipping it for 2nd side features, some simple pocket and contour work, when all these alerts happened. There was no other software running. Task Manager indicated Mach4 using 65% CPU. So I finished up and rebooted the ESS and then Mach4. Once again CPU usage was above 60%. I have run the same machine with much more modest desktop PC as many do. But due to recent push by Microsoft and some other software I license, I bought a recent model, one of those Mini PC's (should have done it sooner) running an Intel 3.6Ghz 16GB Ram with Win11.
Not to brag, but that much older PC could manage to run Mach4, be online with several Chrome browser tabs, YouTube music playing in my BT earbuds, have Fusion 360 on another screen. Not so much as a hiccup. Sure that was devil may care attitude. But when you are making wood chips it's not such a big loss if you lose integrity or steps.
On the other hand, Aluminum bar stock is quite expensive and I don't practice that behaviour anymore.
I am writing this post from a PC that has two different 3DP Slicer software running, 3D modelling software, 30 tabs in Google Chrome browser and yet only using 8% CPU at idle and peaks at 40% once I swap over to the design app.
Thoughts?
Have yet to reboot the Win11 PC

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Bad News?

« Last post by cd_edwards on November 14, 2025, 05:49:49 PM »

Thank you for the information. I appreciate it. It was kinda concerning especially with how little is being posted in the groups.im not just talking about machsupport forums. Warp9td cnczone are the same

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Bad News?

« Last post by smurph on November 14, 2025, 05:17:38 PM »

MachPro is VERY much in super duper uber beta phase.  VERY experimental, if you can even call it that.  In the end, MachPro will look nothing like what you have downloaded.  We have gone away from putting a numeral in the name and it will simply be called Mach or MachPro.  What you downloaded was the result of taking the 4 out of all of the exe names and source code with absolutely ZERO testing on my end.  The initial side effects of removing said "4" are;  Mach 4 licenses do not work.  I took the 4 out of Mach4Lic.dat filename and the core isn't even looking for it.  Plus any references to "Mach 4" in the license itself have been removed.  So even if you renamed a Mach4Lic.dat file, the checksums will fail.  All of the code is now signed with a Microsoft code signing certificate which caused all of the checksums on the plugins to change so a Mach 4 plugin will fail checking the checksum and it will not load or register. 

I setup the MachPro directory for the future and just filled it with the last few builds I made while making the naming changes.  I put those installers in there JUST to test the code signing.  Had I known it would cause any consternation, I would not have put that directory up there, much less anything in it.  So I'm taking it down in order to not cause anymore confusion. 

As it sits now, MachPro is a long way off.  I'm sure there will be product rollout information when it gets a LOT closer to reality.  But that is not my department so it won't be coming from me.  As for how things sit at the moment, I'm still the Mach 4 (and future MachPro) programmer.  And I work on Mach 4 every day. 

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Bad News?

« Last post by Steve Stallings on November 14, 2025, 03:06:17 PM »

If you are downloading stuff from the FTP area for DevelopmentVersions you should not expect these to be software that is in ready to run condition. This is an area for experimental stuff. It could be almost usable, or just chunks of code along the evolutionary path.

Artsoft, the associated Mach3, Mach4, and the MachSupport web site etc. were purchased by the folks at MachMotion. They have worked behind the scenes to help develop Mach4 and test it for many years. For now the MachSupport.com web site continues to be the presence for interacting with Mach software sales and support. I would not jump to conclusions about their plans going forward. Development does continue and Stephen is still involved. Brian has a new separate life doing integration of automation systems, often employing Mach software as the engine.

Steve Stallings (not the Stephen who writes Mach4 software)
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