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General Mach Discussion / Re: re: Whats happened to Mach.4 update

« on: October 19, 2009, 05:16:56 PM »

You should have a serialized license.. That is how some of the OEM's get there license.. If your license is just ABC Automation and there are no numbers.. that could be bad.. NO ONE has a license that they can just give out.. (this is what we are trying to stop)

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: re: Whats happened to Mach.4 update

« on: October 19, 2009, 01:32:34 PM »

Hello,
I will keep talking to you about this, No problem . The plan is to give you like 3-5 machines that you can setup day one and every year give you one back so you can have a computer failure every year with no trouble . Also if you need to have more licenses all you need to do is tell us via Email explaining why you need more. Note that a license is only good for more then one machine IF you are doing it as a hobby (You are not selling the parts that you are making). As soon as you start selling the parts that you are making we feel that it is only fare for you to pay for the software that is making it work  to make money .

So as you can see it is very loose and nithing like microsoft.. We will give away license files freely to the hobby users. The reason for needing to go to a webpage is so we can see if there is an abuse of the license. Also if you get a machine and you didn't register you know that you have stolen software.. So it is for us and you..

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: re: Whats happened to Mach.4 update

« on: October 16, 2009, 06:53:07 PM »

It will be better then 24-7 .. It will be a webpage that YOU go to  So you will have it as soon as you go to the webpage... I am doing my best to make it simple for you all to use..

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: re: Whats happened to Mach.4 update

« on: October 14, 2009, 03:13:12 PM »

Hello,
The licence schema is not going to limit you running your machine.. If you can't get access to an internet connection i guess that could be a problem .. but the amount of data that it will take you could do very easy over a dial-up connection . I am trying to make this a painless as possible.

The G codes are going to be as they are seen in the CNC Programming Hand Book by Peter Smid. I am doing this so we are as "standard" as we can be..


Don't see the tool numbers going over 255.. that is just a MASIVE amount of tools..

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General Mach Discussion / Re: re: Whats happened to Mach.4 update

« on: October 13, 2009, 09:47:50 PM »

Hello all.. Just looking over this thread quickly and I can tell you that the license for the Rev 4 code will not be much different.. the only thing that will be added is the need to go to the web to get a registration number for the computer. This can be done with a remote computer and a pad of paper.. so if you have internet on your phone you can register your machine . This is only to protect a license from getting out and people trying to copy it over and over.. we are going to allow many copies of the same license for the home users. As you all know we are here for you the users not for the people that like to use stolen license files and ask us for support.. So in the end this will give registered users MORE support not less

Also the new Rev 4 code (I had to start over because multi threaded Open GL burned me). has just got the new Gcode interpreter added in with the new cutter comp and better mm/ inch support! So I am making headway! This was all put into a multi threaded version of mach3 that has the GUI on the top level and the motion control on the lower level. This has allowed the user to "play" with the toolpath as the part is cutting with no ill effect to the pulse outputs.  I have some testing that I need to do but I am thinking as soon as I am done with my testing that I will put this rev out for you to all test I would love to know what you all think about the new Gcodes that are like the ones in Smid's book..


Well that is all I have for an update at this time

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Toolpath view incorrect

« on: September 29, 2009, 09:36:48 AM »

Yeah.. it is a prblem in the path distance calcs for that plane.. good thing it is just graphics...

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 4.0 Rev Update

« on: September 06, 2009, 10:34:00 AM »

Yeah... I need to get some work done for this OEM and I can dip back into the code again   I hit a stone wall and needed to start over! As soon as I have this OEM done I am going to start murging the Rev 4 code with the  test rev that I made. If that takes a month or less I would be shocked... This is going to get nasty O well it should be very good when it is finished .

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 4.0 Rev Update

« on: September 06, 2009, 10:28:22 AM »

No can of worms here.. I am doing 2D not 3d.. If you would like to have 3d comp you will need to use your Cam system... 

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 4.0 Rev Update

« on: September 06, 2009, 10:16:17 AM »

Good So the code is good as it is.. That is what we like to hear! I took months reading anything and everything I could find on cutter comp. Pleased to see it was not tilting at windmills.
Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 4.0 Rev Update

« on: September 06, 2009, 08:57:09 AM »

Great   I like looking at code.. it is my thing LOL