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General Mach Discussion / Re: Interface Tutorial

« on: February 14, 2011, 12:05:01 AM »

Try to run the wizard with a small project loaded on Mach and after waiting 9 minutes it still was saying “Please Wait.....Generating Path”

So how do I run this wizard to have multi pass ?

Also I noticed on the main screen there is a Z-Inhibit ON/OFF Button just to the right of the Reset Button and under this Button there is +0.000. What Z-Inhibit means and how do you use it on multi pass?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New CNC Router Start up Problem

« on: February 13, 2011, 04:07:12 PM »

Finally I have a working machine

Here is the 1st dry run, nothing fancy like some machines here but for a hobby job its pretty good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJvCtoMv814

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Interface Tutorial

« on: February 13, 2011, 09:21:50 AM »

Too bad, it looked so handy that screen

So in the Wizard, what is the X-Shift and Y-Shift ?

And after I input all the values and generate the g-code how do I merge this code with what I’m doing ?

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General Mach Discussion / Interface Tutorial

« on: February 13, 2011, 02:10:52 AM »

I was watching the Mach3 Interface Video Tutorial and noticed that in the bottom right corner of the screen it has these inputs as per attached photo (MultiPass, Z Inhibit etc).

My screen (R3.043.022) does not have these items. How can I get them?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wrong Direction

« on: February 12, 2011, 03:13:23 PM »

ok I got it

All I did in the Home / Soft Limits screen I ticked the Reversed on the X axis and now all is fine

Dont know why but it works !

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General Mach Discussion / Wrong Direction

« on: February 12, 2011, 12:08:14 PM »

On the Homing / Limits Screen, when I tick the Home Neg for the X axis, she travells in the Pos direction when I Reference Home. Why ?

All keyboard arrow keys work in the right direction

On the MDI screen when I input lets say X2 she is ok (travells in the plus direction)
when I input lets say Y1 she is not ok (travells in the negative direction)

Can someone tell me what I have configure wrong?

I attach my xml in case is needed

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Question for Breakin Wizard

« on: February 12, 2011, 08:17:04 AM »

Thank Ian for your time, now I got it

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VB and the development of wizards / Question for Breakin Wizard

« on: February 11, 2011, 03:42:28 PM »

Downloaded the file and I understand all except the following:

“Use Rapids: This will allow you to cycle back and forth between tool feed speed and rapids for your repetitions. If this is selected, rapids will be used for the initial positioning for the router and bit.”

What is Rapids and what is the meaning of the above?

“Alternate Sides Between Repetitions: Allows the Machine to do more of an X patter than a line back and forth at a diagonal”
 
What is the meaning of this?

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Testing New CNC

« on: February 11, 2011, 09:46:01 AM »

Downloaded the file and I understand all except the following:

“Use Rapids: This will allow you to cycle back and forth between tool feed speed and rapids for your repetitions. If this is selected, rapids will be used for the initial positioning for the router and bit.”

What is Rapids and what is the meaning of the above?

“Alternate Sides Between Repetitions: Allows the Machine to do more of an X patter than a line back and forth at a diagonal”

What is the meaning of the above?

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Testing New CNC

« on: February 11, 2011, 07:49:44 AM »

Thanks Dace, excellent