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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Beginner's Questions
« on: August 20, 2015, 08:27:39 AM »
A#4 - You are using a Demo so Mach has a limit on the number of lines that can be run. I would think that your company would get
a licensed version of Mach if the are going to use it.
All the other questions.
First I suggest you get the CNC Programming Handbook by Peter Smid as it will provide you with a solid understanding of using a CNC
Machine. Read the first 100 pages or so as that will shorten your learning curve. You can learn a lot by watching the Mach videos.
For your thinking............
Look at the first few lines of the Gcode for a program and you will probably see the initial machine moves to see where the program
starts, ie; could be an edge, the center of a hole, etc . The part programing must start somewhere!
Generaly speaking,
When you just start Mach it does not know where Machine coordinate 0,0,0 is until the machine is Referenced / Homed etc., so once that is known by the controller, it also needs to know where the part is, and when the part location is defined the controller can now coordinate the moves necessary to do the machining. It knows where it is and it knows where it is going and can implement the gcode.
There is more to setting up a job, and again, the need to understand the basics is very important. Welcome to the learning curve.
Should be someone at your company that can share their knowledge with you.
RICH
a licensed version of Mach if the are going to use it.
All the other questions.
First I suggest you get the CNC Programming Handbook by Peter Smid as it will provide you with a solid understanding of using a CNC
Machine. Read the first 100 pages or so as that will shorten your learning curve. You can learn a lot by watching the Mach videos.
For your thinking............
Look at the first few lines of the Gcode for a program and you will probably see the initial machine moves to see where the program
starts, ie; could be an edge, the center of a hole, etc . The part programing must start somewhere!
Generaly speaking,
When you just start Mach it does not know where Machine coordinate 0,0,0 is until the machine is Referenced / Homed etc., so once that is known by the controller, it also needs to know where the part is, and when the part location is defined the controller can now coordinate the moves necessary to do the machining. It knows where it is and it knows where it is going and can implement the gcode.
There is more to setting up a job, and again, the need to understand the basics is very important. Welcome to the learning curve.
Should be someone at your company that can share their knowledge with you.
RICH