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General Mach Discussion / Re: New forthcoming screen designer. ( Your input needed)

« on: December 16, 2005, 03:01:12 PM »

http://www.mdsi2.com

This is there page. There controle is all windows, so you can turn off sections, enlarge or eliminate sections of the screen.


Hope this helps a little.
Brian

3692

Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: What is a G-rex?

« on: December 16, 2005, 02:49:11 PM »

I think that will be added in the future but the first step is to get it running open loop:)
I would expect that to be added latter. (I should have one in a few weeks and I can tell you more after that)

Thank you and Very good questions
Brian

3693

Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: What is a G-rex?

« on: December 16, 2005, 08:56:21 AM »

The Rex is going to make a faster pulse rate and it has more I/O . The only time you are going to need it is if you need the I/O, read encoders, or need a vet fast pulse rate. This is going to be a more industrial version of mach3 in the end. So for doing hobby level it will not be needed...

Hope that helps
Brian

3694

General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool change

« on: December 15, 2005, 01:59:35 PM »

How did it not work?? Did you get an error?

Thank you
Brian

3695

General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool change

« on: December 15, 2005, 08:31:55 AM »

 Here are the macro's that I run:) I have used the same macro for over 2 years so they are very tested...
Hope that helps
Brian

'M6Start.m1s
  tool = GetSelectedTool()
  x = GetToolChangeStart( 0 )
  y = GetToolChangeStart( 1 )
  z = GetToolChangeStart( 2 )
  a = GetToolChangeStart( 3 )
  b = GetToolChangeStart( 4 )
  c = GetToolChangeStart( 5 )

  Code "G00 G53 Z-.1000"  'Pick the Z Axis up to Machine Cord Z-.1
  SetCurrentTool( tool )



'M6End.m1s
  x = GetToolChangeStart( 0 )
  y = GetToolChangeStart( 1 )
  z = GetToolChangeStart( 2 )
  a = GetToolChangeStart( 3 )
  b = GetToolChangeStart( 4 )
  c = GetToolChangeStart( 5 )

Code "G00 G53 Z-.1000" 'Pick the Z Axis back up to Machine Cord Z-.1 if it had been moved

Code "G00 X"&x&" Y"&y  'Move the tool back to where the tool change was activated if it has been moved

3696

General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool change

« on: December 15, 2005, 07:47:10 AM »

Do you have home switches on you machine? If you have home switches I can give you a tool change macro that will fix the problem.

Thank you
Brian

3697

General Mach Discussion / Re: Z-Axis Problem

« on: December 14, 2005, 03:29:53 PM »

Funny I had done the same thing

I will keep on testing...

Brian

3698

General Mach Discussion / Re: DXF import

« on: December 14, 2005, 11:15:14 AM »

The best way is to use the layers for the depth's

Hope that helps
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Z-Axis Problem

« on: December 14, 2005, 05:41:42 AM »

Ed I have had this problem in the past:)

I think you have a bad motor wire. Please check the wires and connections from the drive to the motor. If you are only running one coil in the motor it will do this. Please look at the LED for DIRZ and see that it is not changing when you jog in the same direction.

Thank you
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New forthcoming screen designer. ( Your input needed)

« on: December 13, 2005, 10:08:12 AM »

This is starting to be like MDSI! I like MDSI so it is a good thing I will have to have Art down to the shop so he can see what it is like...
Thanks
Brian