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Mach4 General Discussion / Spindle speed variation in Mach4 Lathe?

« Last post by Azalin on March 23, 2026, 05:36:25 AM »

I'm using one of the few years older version of Mach4 Hobby and there is no such feature in it (spindle speed variation). I don't know if the latest has. But is it possible to add this feature with some LUA scripting?

My goal is to reduce chatter.

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: "Upgrading" from Mach4 to MachPro

« Last post by paul.stephens on March 20, 2026, 11:52:32 AM »

Currently no. I have reached out to the company with little to no response.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Out of Band Axis Setup

« Last post by ecapstone on March 20, 2026, 01:45:59 AM »

Is it possible that I'm overcomplicating things here? Does Mach "just know" that the THC should move the Z axis, and the out-of-band axis is for bookkeeping?

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: "Upgrading" from Mach4 to MachPro

« Last post by brandonb on March 19, 2026, 07:33:38 PM »

What about the CSMIO devices? The CSMIO/A is analog (+/-10V) and uses an ethernet connection to interface the mach 4 pc.

Is there any chance of it being supported by mach pro?

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MachPro General Discussion / MachPro offline installer?

« Last post by brandonb on March 19, 2026, 07:22:17 PM »

Hello,

Is there an offline installer that allows the installation of MachPro without internet connection? My shop has no internet line. I usually walk around with a thumbdrive when updating machines so the package manager that downloads machpro cannot be used.

Maybe there is an offline installer hidden somewhere in the ftp site?

Best regards

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: Assign Button to Call M132

« Last post by tbadger on March 18, 2026, 02:01:03 PM »

Yep - I've explored the implementation a bit and can confirm your comments. For now, the Control Group is hidden, which I had discovered in the screen config. The File group is hidden in the Screen set for now.

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: Assign Button to Call M132

« Last post by paul.stephens on March 18, 2026, 12:34:20 PM »

Just a warning as well, at this time, if you add a new dashboard, it will mimic the dashboard you selected. Basically at this time there is only one instance of a dashboard type. For example, if I added a duplicate dashboard type like in the image, all elements will reflect the other dashboard. So a change to one will change the other.

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: Assign Button to Call M132

« Last post by paul.stephens on March 18, 2026, 12:25:17 PM »

On a side note, you can add a Control Box if you wish next to your Gcode by going to Service → Maintenance → Screen Config, Inside of your Control Group, Select Show All.

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: Assign Button to Call M132

« Last post by paul.stephens on March 18, 2026, 12:16:38 PM »

Technically there is, the dashboard is a "Plugin Panel". So you can technically add a Dashboard wherever you want. The issue is that we have not designed a modular dashboard to just be thrown everywhere. So you're stuck with however that particular dashboard is hard coded to be designed as for the moment. We are planning on a resolution for this, but at this moment, that will probably be after we move to a more web based UI.

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: Assign Button to Call M132

« Last post by tbadger on March 18, 2026, 11:33:24 AM »

Awesome info, thanks.  I've been getting quite comfortable with the Dashboard/Widget/Button setup. By simply adding an output, I've seen how easy it can be to add a button for On/Off or Toggle. Or just finding existing functions that I can easily add as buttons. 

My next feature request is to add a new dashboard component that I can put on the left side of the GCode tab, or any where I want/need one.  I've removed all of the existing lower buttons and moved them to the Side Dashboard. I have a touch screen, and am right handed. So I like all of the functional buttons I use in one place. The Dashboard makes this extremely easy.