I’m trying to use Mach4 Trace on a Windows 7 Mach4 Hobby licensed machine. I’ve also tried it on another Windows 7 and two Windows 10 computers.

Mach4 Hobby Version 4.2.0.5036 Build 5036
Profile Mach4Mill WX4.set

For a test I am tracing a 1” square with origin X0.0 Y0.0.

The path is X1.0 Y0, X1 Y1, X0 Y1, X0 Y0.

The process:
Enable and home the machine.
Set X Y and Z G54 Zero
Open the Trace Tab.
Click trace.
Except the three default pop up screens: Trace Start, Feed Rate For GCode and Trace Start X0 Y0.
Jog to X1 and click Line End Point.
Jog to Y1 and click Line End Point.
Jog to X0 and click Line End Point.
Jog to Y0 and click Line End Point.
Click End Trace and save GCode file.

The path is not generated in the Tool Path Window when Line End Point is clicked and the path is not in the GCode file. Attached are two of the error messages I get in the process.

Attached are the error logs and gcode file.

Any help with these errors would be appreciated.

Eddit: I can't post anymore attachments.

It seems unusual to have the same problem with four machines. Will someone try to run this Mach4 Trace and see it it works on their machine. Thank you.

I'm still unable to use the Mach4 Trace feature. See above. Will someone try to do a simple trace and see it it works for them? It shouldn't have to be done on the working machine. It should work in software only I would think. Thank you for any help.

It worked for me but I use V4740

Thank you, Graham. I do appreciate your help. Hopefully it will work in future versions. I had a plasma application where the trace function could have been a quick help.

I just tried Build 5036 it is putting out junk.  I am about to try latest 5333.

Build 5333 just gives me Lua errors.