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General Mach Discussion / Re: china cnc 6040

« on: February 08, 2016, 10:39:58 AM »

is this a lathe or mill or what, what computer, what hardware, parallel port or motion controller?

 

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CS-Lab / Re: CSMIO/IP-A plugin with win10 ok?

« on: December 12, 2015, 01:40:08 PM »

The best cure for this is to remove update KB3035583 and then untick the 'Give me recommended updates' under change settings.  No more nagging until Microsoft force everybody onto there latest pay as you go scheme.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Incrementing with macros and G52

« on: November 19, 2015, 10:41:58 AM »

It looks like you need to adjust the G54 fixture offset so it reflects the amount it has removed from the wheel at the end of the re-profile.

This can be done using #2601=[#2601+#1006] or #2601=[#2601-#1006] depending on which way you machine is set and placed after the M98P123L#1002 line.

I take no responsibility if there is a BANG!!! so take care.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: need help with artcam post

« on: August 03, 2015, 04:27:55 AM »

This is not the place to be asking that question, you will do much better on the Artcam forum site.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 mill versus profile mill Errors..

« on: June 24, 2015, 06:06:05 PM »

it could be the INC IJ in the config that is set the wrong way round for your code, try changing it.

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Sieg Machines / Re: Sieg X2 converted to CNC and trying to use Laser & Flexmod P3 driver

« on: June 24, 2015, 06:02:38 PM »

Do you have the dwell set to milliseconds in the config as it can also be set as seconds?

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Problem with simulation

« on: June 21, 2015, 02:38:43 PM »

I would try the SolidCAM forum

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Path Generation not working

« on: June 14, 2015, 01:55:48 PM »

Load one of the demo files from inside mach3 and see if they load

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Another G41 question - or the same. Sorry! I am kind of a newbie

« on: May 20, 2015, 04:38:19 AM »

Mach3 likes G41/G42 to use a line and arc lead in/line out.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Gcode offset

« on: May 20, 2015, 04:23:31 AM »

You need to look at using G52

G52 is a local offset from the current fixture offset so you can set G54 to Xnnn Ynnn Znnn and then when you wish to use the second spindle call G52 Xnnn Ynnn Znnn with the offset from the first spindle. then when you want to go back to the first spindle call G52 X0 Y0 Z0

If the position of the spindle changes you can use variables to do this e.g.

(Start of program)

#100=243.0 (X offset)
#101=125.0 (Y offset)
#102=66.0 (Z offset)

G54
G00 G90 G43 X0 Y0 Z25. S2000 M3
Z1.
G01 Z-2. F500.
ETC.....

(CHANGE TO SECOND SPINDLE)

G52 X#100 Y#101 Z#102
G00 X0 Y0 Z25.
ETC.....

G52 X0 Y0 Z0
M30