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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: Bitmap Button

« on: January 08, 2013, 07:18:43 AM »

Hello

In the Options->Settings dialog you can set a “User defined image path”, most users won't need that. This is for developers who need different versions of images on the same page.
Supposing you haven't set that field, your bitmaps must reside under the C:\Mach3\Bitmaps directory (where C:\Mach3 is the Mach3 installation path).
The easiest way would be to develop your screen set on a machine, where Mach3 is installed.

Klaus

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Bitmap Button

« on: January 08, 2013, 07:14:36 AM »

Hello MachScreen users

someone sent me an Email. When I answer that Email, I get an error saying the Email is rejected from the SMTP server. Hoping that user is also a member of that forum, I place that question in here:


Dear Mr. Klaus Dietz,
 
Its my pleasure contact you after to check your great web site.
 
I am *********xx Yyy from Chile, so I am an current user of Mach3 Mill with my DIY CNC Router machine.
 
After to check your web site I can understand that you had builded a Machscreen designer that can make personalized screensets of this control program that in their screenset design show some limitations specially in the mecanizing image area.
 
I can understand that your Machscreen program do not get license limitations, althought I get a problem at the moment of to try to put some new image button bitmap when I had tried to edit a new screenset (according with yours tutorials instructions), so after to save the correspound new project, when I had tried to load through Mach 3 this new screenset then the bitmap button edited do not appear in the screenset of Mach3. Question is: The Machscreen request some special type of bimap path??? So its challenges from my side at take me the last 3 days without results, so I will be glad to hear some suggestion from you side.
 
Hopefully awaiting for yours comments,

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: Macros and VB Subroutines/Functions

« on: December 19, 2012, 04:33:26 AM »

Hi Dennyz

try this:
copy the attached macro m1150.m1s in your profile dir (standard installation C:\Mach3\macro\ profilename). Add a button to your screen with the following properties:    ( these parameters are for MachScreen)


Global                    No
Function                 Execute Basic-Script   either select this fct or type 34 in the Standard Code line
Standard Code        34
Hotkey
Execute Code         Code "m1150"
Text on ctrl            Macro call
Locked for mouse   No

and save the screen set. Load the new screen in Mach3.


Klaus

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: Macros and VB Subroutines/Functions

« on: December 18, 2012, 03:03:14 AM »

Hello,

try the following:
name your macro                    m1200.m1s
set the Execute code to:          Code "m1200"


Klaus

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: Macros and VB Subroutines/Functions

« on: December 17, 2012, 03:37:00 AM »

 Hi,

save your script as a macro, e.g. m1100.m1s (don't forget .m1s extension.  In your screen just put !Code"m1100"! as "Execute code" (text within the ! !. That should call your script everytime you click your button.



Klaus

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General Mach Discussion / Re: block delete control

« on: November 22, 2012, 07:13:51 AM »

Hi Fred,

gcode "word" for block delete control is the slash.
With shortkey and LED with the "Block Delete On LED"  or
button "Block Delete switch toggle"
you tell Mach3 to interpret or ignore the gcode line. I'm afraid I don't understand your question.



Klaus

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Mach Screens / Re: HELP! Z-Axis is Being Flattened out onto XY-Plane

« on: November 07, 2012, 11:57:16 AM »

Hello,
could it be, your gcode has more then 500lines. In your attached picture it shows demo:


Klaus

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Screen designer tips and tutorials / Re: Screen4 clunky

« on: November 03, 2012, 06:02:09 PM »

Hi George

you could try MachScreen, it runs on XP, Vista and Win7. I haven't tested it on Win8.



Klaus

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General Mach Discussion / Re: block delete control

« on: November 01, 2012, 11:07:18 AM »

Hi Fred

you could put a LED with "Block Delete On LED" function on your screen to indicate the block delete state
and use the shortkey "Delete" to toggle
or add a button with "Block Delete switch toggle" function to your screen



Klaus

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General Mach Discussion / Re: block delete control

« on: November 01, 2012, 07:08:22 AM »

Hi Fred

Hi Fred

you could put a LED with "Block Delete On LED" function on your screen to indicate the block delete state
and use the shortkey "Delete" to toggle
or add a button with "Block Delete switch toggle" function to your screen



Klaus