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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Newbie? when cutting y-axis is not moving correct length

« on: January 04, 2012, 03:19:19 PM »

It looks as if you are loosing steps, slow the machine down by 50% on acceleration and velocity and try again.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: rapid jog

« on: January 03, 2012, 09:12:22 AM »

Have a look at the button list you may have the wrong button code entered.

http://www.machsupport.com/MachCustomizeWiki/index.php?title=OEM_Buttons

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Maximum feedrate on my setup?

« on: January 03, 2012, 09:07:23 AM »

The maximum feed rate is set in motor tuning for each axis when the machine is calibrated.

Graham

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FAQs / Re: How to clear part programs in MDI screen

« on: January 03, 2012, 07:59:23 AM »

Hi,

you should be editing lines of g-code in notepad or wordpad and then loading them into mach3, if you then click on the edit-g-code button the code will be displayed in notepad.

MDI is only for entering single lines of g-code to be executed immediately after pressing the enter key.

Graham

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Getting 4th Axis to work from Vectric Vcarvepro 6.5

« on: January 02, 2012, 12:02:42 PM »

what have you got in motor tuning for the 4th axis?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle output messes up tool change

« on: December 30, 2011, 04:54:43 PM »

If you can not find the problem post your macro files M3.m1s, M4.m1s, M5.m1s, M6Start.m1s and M6End.m1s so we can have a look at them, it looks as if there is interlock code in them.

Graham

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle output messes up tool change

« on: December 30, 2011, 09:41:22 AM »

I was asking to see if there was some sort of interlock in the M3/4 that is cancelled in the M5

Graham

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle output messes up tool change

« on: December 30, 2011, 06:52:49 AM »

If you issue a M5 before the tool change will it work?

Graham

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Ref all Axis ... and activate output while homing.

« on: December 28, 2011, 06:16:25 AM »

Try it like this

'power on the optical home detector and wait 500 ms before homing
ActivateSignal(Output3)
Sleep (500)
' home 3 axis
DoButton(24)
DoButton(23)
DoButton(22)
while ismoving()
wend
'cut power on the optical home detector
DeActivateSignal(Output3)

Graham

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General Mach Discussion / Re: changing Machine zero

« on: December 27, 2011, 01:20:32 PM »

Check the offsets table and see if there is a figure in tool 1.  If so remove it e.g. set it to zero

Graham