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1901

General Mach Discussion / Re: Tip Direction in Turn?

« on: October 08, 2007, 07:30:40 AM »

Hi Hood,

this is how the tool tip works.

Graham.

1902

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: loop question with mach3

« on: October 08, 2007, 07:18:43 AM »

With in your loop add :-

G91 Z-.062
G90

Graham.

1903

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Well this counter has officially got me stumped....please help a poor soul..

« on: October 06, 2007, 10:52:46 AM »

What you can do is this :-

Set up a M code macro that reads the parameters from a M code call, e.g.

'M1010.m1s
Dim P as Integer
P=Param1()
SetOEMDRO(1214,P)
End

Then in your G_code call M1010 P#1

Not done this in a while but I think its right.

If it works, where do I send the bill 

Graham.

1904

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Well this counter has officially got me stumped....please help a poor soul..

« on: October 06, 2007, 10:01:17 AM »

Hummmmmmmm, yes it was a thought, not had a genuine one for a while.

The top and bottom of it is it will not work.

If it was a normal program it would look something like this :-

O0001
#1=1
M98 P2 L10
M30

O0002
G00 Z[#1-[#1/2]]
#1=[#1-1]
M99

The way you are doing it the sub dose not exist until the VB script creates it line by line.

Go back to the start and tell us what you are trying to do, there will be a way but I don't think this is it.

Graham.

1905

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Is it possible to have code for the page number?

« on: October 05, 2007, 02:42:31 AM »

There is the function GetPage() that will return the page number you are on.

Graham.

1906

General Mach Discussion / Re: Changes X0 in middle of file, licensed ver 2.52

« on: October 05, 2007, 02:26:40 AM »

Hi Shepard,

if you run the program with out the machine cutting is everything OK?

Is the fault always at the same point in the program?

Graham.

1907

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: mach3mill error

« on: October 05, 2007, 02:20:24 AM »

Hi,

on line N8 your R and Z are the same, I think your Z should be Z-.1

Graham.

1908

Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: 4th axis carvings

« on: October 03, 2007, 10:28:25 AM »

My guess, handles for fishing rods.

Graham.

1909

Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: 4th axis carvings

« on: October 03, 2007, 08:24:09 AM »

Wow, they look amazing.

Graham.

1910

General Mach Discussion / Re: where do I start??

« on: October 02, 2007, 08:53:04 PM »

Hi Chris,

after reading your last post about it been a hard cut, I would try the same cut on a short billet and check the results, 6" long on a tiny machine, it could be pulling the work into the tool.

Rule of thumb is, 3 times diameter is the maximum amount to be stuck out unsupported.

Graham.