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General Mach Discussion / Re: barcode reader

« on: September 13, 2007, 10:33:39 PM »

If there is one out there that is not more then about a days work to put into the software I am cool with it...

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General Mach Discussion / Re: simultaneous homing?

« on: September 13, 2007, 10:23:26 PM »

Np, Happy to hear that you have it working the way you wanted

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 for turret punch

« on: September 12, 2007, 11:09:26 PM »

This has been done in the past.... you will need to make a macro to tell the punch to fire and that should about do it

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 2, Continous Jog Not Functioning

« on: September 12, 2007, 01:10:51 PM »

hmmm ... Sounds to me like you have the slow fog rate set very slow...


Set the slow jograte to 100 and see if that helps

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: simultaneous homing?

« on: September 12, 2007, 01:06:06 PM »

Time for an update! 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: simultaneous homing?

« on: September 12, 2007, 12:34:36 PM »

it should be there.... look at the top of the screen

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General Mach Discussion / Re: simultaneous homing?

« on: September 12, 2007, 11:56:40 AM »

You can put the VB code in the Ref all button on the main screen... I think you will want to have the followiing:
Dobutton(22) 'Ref the X
RefCombination(3)'Ref the X and Y

You can use the Operator/Edit button script to eddit the VB in the button... You need to press the save button after you are done
thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: simultaneous homing?

« on: September 12, 2007, 10:54:05 AM »

You can do both or any combination that you like. For example I like to hone the Z axis and then the XY at the same time. To do this you need to use the refcombination() command and this command is explained int he Mach2 Customization manual.

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 and encoder

« on: September 12, 2007, 10:50:50 AM »

Use A and B for the computer and the drive...

The srtating and stopping of the servo motor is all done in the drive.. This is a PID loop (of sorts) and it is trying to correct the error all the time. So if it is out of position it will fight to get back.

Hope that helps
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: will a video card help?

« on: September 12, 2007, 10:46:18 AM »

There are ways that we could optimize the tool path BUT they all result in the same problem.... That the tool path no longer shows what the true path will look like....
I will look into the display code after the end of the year...

Thanks
Brian