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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: Gerber Baby on April 23, 2015, 09:42:37 PM

Title: Getting current GCode States
Post by: Gerber Baby on April 23, 2015, 09:42:37 PM

Is there an easier way to see if am in G90, G0, etc without calling

mc.mcCtrlGetModalGroup();

and then doing clumsy Lua string manipulation to find if they are in the returned string?

I just really want to be able to know if I am in certain G-code modes so I can set it back later after zeroing my tools. 

Title: Re: Getting current GCode States
Post by: Gerber Baby on April 24, 2015, 10:36:27 AM

Hey guys, answered my own question.  These things are stored as # variables.  I found the Mach 4 Scripting Manual today in the manuals section where the Mach 4 is downloaded , which seems to be new unless I missed it previously.

2134 stores last feed rate
4001 stores G00 or G01 and results as 00 or 10
4003 stores G90 or G91 and results as 910 or 900

How to set variables (excerpt):

Code: [Select]

local CurFeed = mc.mcCntlGetPoundVar(inst, 2134)
local CurFeedMode = mc.mcCntlGetPoundVar(inst, 4001)
local CurAbsMode = mc.mcCntlGetPoundVar(inst, 4003)

Title: Re: Getting current GCode States
Post by: Tony Bullard on April 25, 2015, 10:36:35 AM

Quote from: Gerber Baby on April 24, 2015, 10:36:27 AM

Hey guys, answered my own question.  These things are stored as # variables.  I found the Mach 4 Scripting Manual today in the manuals section where the Mach 4 is downloaded , which seems to be new unless I missed it previously.

2134 stores last feed rate
4001 stores G00 or G01 and results as 00 or 10
4003 stores G90 or G91 and results as 910 or 900

How to set variables (excerpt):

Code: [Select]

local CurFeed = mc.mcCntlGetPoundVar(inst, 2134)
local CurFeedMode = mc.mcCntlGetPoundVar(inst, 4001)
local CurAbsMode = mc.mcCntlGetPoundVar(inst, 4003)

Thanks for all your input to this forum Gerber Baby. I can't find "Mach 4 Scripting Manual" in the Docs folder of the Mach4Hobby install (2336) and it's not where Mach 4 is downloaded. I don't see a "manuals section" either. Appreciate any help. Thanks, Tony
 

Title: Re: Getting current GCode States
Post by: pbarratt on April 25, 2015, 10:51:15 AM

Left side of the screen under 'Help and Learning'.

Didn't know it was there until Gerber Baby's post.  Thanks!

Peter

Title: Re: Getting current GCode States
Post by: Tony Bullard on April 25, 2015, 11:04:00 AM

Thanks, I didn't see that before either.

Tony

Title: Re: Getting current GCode States
Post by: Gerber Baby on April 26, 2015, 12:22:32 AM

Thanks guys.  Happy to be here.  Let me know if you see a list of the pound vars, b/c I'm kind of wandering around in the dark on that one.  This thread has the best list I've seen so far: http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,27264.20.html (http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,27264.20.html)

Also, here's the link to the LUA Scripting Manual if anybody wants it:
http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/product-manuals/ (http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/product-manuals/)

Title: Re: Getting current GCode States
Post by: dude1 on April 26, 2015, 01:39:56 AM

A lot of what you boys require is in M4 tool box