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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tracing job extents

« on: May 29, 2015, 10:48:19 PM »

This code will work as a button script you will have to setup your Work 0,0 and safe Z height the Feedrate is set in the script.

SetVar(120,30)  'SetFeedrate
SetVar(100,Getoemdro(4))
Sleep(100)
SetVar(101,Getoemdro(10))
Sleep(100)
Setvar(110,Getoemdro(5))
Sleep(100)
Setvar(111,Getoemdro(11))
Sleep(100)

Code"G1 X#100 Y#110 F#120"
While Ismoving()
Wend
Code"G1 X#100 Y#111 F#120"
While Ismoving()
Wend
Code"G1 X#101 Y#111 F#120"
While Ismoving()
Wend
Code"G1 X#101 Y#110 F#120"
While Ismoving()
Wend
Code"G1 X#100 Y#110 F#120"
While Ismoving()
Wend 

1082

General Mach Discussion / Re: Tracing job extents

« on: May 29, 2015, 10:35:55 PM »

Look Here.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,15154.0.html

This is one of those things that may or may not work with YOUR version of Mach3. If it does NOT let me know and I will work on it with you.

(;-) TP

1083

VB and the development of wizards / Re: How to setup Home Neg in Mach3 with Macro Programing?

« on: May 27, 2015, 09:01:41 PM »

Another solution is to simply MOVE the table to the correct side BEFORE you home it. That ensures that it will move in the correct direction everytime.

IF table is offside then move to other side
   then Home the axis
 Else Home the axis.

(;-) TP

1084

VB and the development of wizards / Re: How to setup Home Neg in Mach3 with Macro Programing?

« on: May 27, 2015, 08:39:36 PM »

That is WHY you do not set up homing to be mid table.  Simply change the home switch to ether left or right side of the table and you are good to go.

(;-) TP

1085

General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 loading previous version of gcode

« on: May 26, 2015, 06:46:52 PM »

Odds are good you are NOT saving to where you think you did (;-) Been there done that one a number of times. I hate the way Mach3/4 will always go to the last place you saved something NOT to the Gcode directory as it should.

(;-) TP

1086

General Mach Discussion / Re: Arduino Gurus ??

« on: May 26, 2015, 11:35:05 AM »

Has anyone come up with a solution or More ideas to create a solution ?

(;-) TP

1087

SmoothStepper USB / Re: How to hook-up a manual THC low budget

« on: May 25, 2015, 05:57:35 PM »

Set up the THC function as emulated with Hotkeys.  If needed remote use a simple usb keypad that uses the same hotkeys as youset up for THC control.

(;-) TP

1088

General Mach Discussion / Re: A axis as spindle

« on: May 24, 2015, 12:22:06 PM »

Try setting the motor as a step direction spindle then set the steps per to 200 X(microstep of the driver) Look in config , port pins , spindle setup. Then goto motor tuning.

(;-) TP

1089

VB and the development of wizards / Re: How to use this Open Source Wizard

« on: May 23, 2015, 01:47:13 PM »

That is NOT a wizard it is a plugin. Best to contact the writer of the plugin for help. He will be the only one that knows how it works.

The generic way would be to install the plugin in the Mach3 plugin directory. Then shut down Mach3 and restart. It should show up in the config plugin section. Select the plugin and do any config for it there.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: A axis as spindle

« on: May 23, 2015, 09:59:47 AM »

You would simply set it up as a step direction spindle.

(;-) TP