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General Mach Discussion / Re: Milling a cone

« on: December 23, 2005, 08:06:57 AM »

Here is an example of a program that would do that :

G00 G90
X0.0000 Y0.0000
Z.1000
F30.0
G01 Z0.0000 X0.0000
M98 P0100 L360 (Call The sub and run sub 360 times)  <-- fixed the G98 to M98
G90 G00 Z1.00
M30

O0100
G90 (Abs mode)
G01 X-2.0000 Z-1.0000
G91 (Inc mode)
A0.500 (Do inc move)
G90
G01 X0.0000 Z0.000
G91
A0.500
G90
M99

IF you have any questions please feel free to ask, But this will give you a place to start

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Screens and Wizards

« on: December 23, 2005, 07:53:58 AM »

Could you please tell me what version you are running (check under the help tab / about)? It seems to me that you are having a problem with the screen set.

Thank you
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Milling a cone

« on: December 22, 2005, 03:33:32 PM »

I would think the best way would be to do a small program with a loop:) You could write the code to feed the Z and X axis at the same time Inc the A axis and head back up the slope inc the A axis and so on....


That is a simple and fast way to cut a shape like that. To cut with the A axis may take a bit longer...

Hope that helps and If you would like I could post some example code

Thank you
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Toolchange position

« on: December 21, 2005, 06:54:38 PM »

Sorry about that

Code "G00 G53 X" & x & "Y" & y

The old VB scripter did not need the spaces in the lines

I will fix it in the post too

Thank you for setting me straight

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General Mach Discussion / Re: My Two Cents

« on: December 21, 2005, 06:50:53 PM »

I will do ll that I can to help you get this figured out. There are many things that you are not going to need to know:
1. ModBus is a way to add IO for running a toolchanger or MPG's and so on.
2. Macro pump is for running a macro all the time  (This is not needed most times)
3. Many of the other settings in Mach3
4. MPG is not needed

You are going to have to have the same screen as me... This will help me get you up and running.

Please tell me more about what you need to know and what you need to know more about.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Screens and Wizards

« on: December 21, 2005, 05:20:23 PM »

This is the screen that comes with the downloaded version of Mach3


If you look in the Mach3 Dir you should see a 1024.set file that is the screen set.

Hope that helps
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Toolchange position

« on: December 21, 2005, 04:24:31 PM »

This is the same macro I used in the other thread I am going to add in a few things to help you with the tool change Pos...

Hope that Helps
Brian

'M6Start.m1s
  tool = GetSelectedTool()
  x = GetToolChangeStart( 0 )
  y = GetToolChangeStart( 1 )
  z = GetToolChangeStart( 2 )
  a = GetToolChangeStart( 3 )
  b = GetToolChangeStart( 4 )
  c = GetToolChangeStart( 5 )

 
  Code "G00 G53 Z-.1000"  'Pick the Z Axis up to Machine Cord Z-.1
  Code "G00 G53 X0.0 Y0.0" 'Put in Tool change Pos HERE in Machine Cord...
  SetCurrentTool( tool )



'M6End.m1s
  x = GetToolChangeStart( 0 )
  y = GetToolChangeStart( 1 )
  z = GetToolChangeStart( 2 )
  a = GetToolChangeStart( 3 )
  b = GetToolChangeStart( 4 )
  c = GetToolChangeStart( 5 )

Code "G00 G53 Z-.1000" 'Pick the Z Axis back up to Machine Cord Z-.1 if it had been moved

Code "G00 X" & x & " Y" & y  'Move the tool back to where the tool change was activated if it has been moved **FIXED***

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Toolchange position

« on: December 21, 2005, 01:06:29 PM »

Sorry about that I didn't know there were any changes made to the tool change...  have had my tool change macro overwritten during an install. IF you would like I can give you the tool change macro that I use. And we can change it to do what you would like it to do
Hope that helps
Brian

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Screens and Wizards

« on: December 21, 2005, 07:10:56 AM »

There should be a button like this one on your page:
The "Load Wizard" Button should take you take you to a place where you can chselect and run any wizard on the system.
The "Last Wizard"  Buton will load the last wizard that you ran
The "Conversational" Buttonwill open the Newfangled Solutions addon for mill wizard (This is the only one you have to buy a license for"

Hope that helps with the problem
Brian

PS I have had the brain matter problem too

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Screens and Wizards

« on: December 19, 2005, 07:17:29 PM »

Did you uncheck the "install english wizards" during the install?

Could you take a look in the mach3/addons Directory and tell me what you see?
Thank you
Brian