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Title: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: nitromethane1721 on July 21, 2006, 10:41:58 PM

Can some one give me a crash course on using it?  Can't get it to output any code at all.  Must not have something set correctly.

William in MN

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: nitromethane1721 on July 21, 2006, 11:43:51 PM

Noticed that the wizard will work just fine when running in Mach3 - Mill profile, but when I try using the profile I created, "Taig Mill" it fails to create code.

Is there a quick way to switch between profiles without closing and re-launching?

William in MN

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: Brian Barker on July 22, 2006, 09:50:12 AM

Copy the Macros from the macros/ Mach3Mill Directory  to the macros/TagMill directory and you should be good to go :)

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: davebrown on July 29, 2006, 03:57:50 AM

hiya

ive attempted to use the write wazard. but i am unable to output as g-code. do you know what i may be doing wrong

rgds dave

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: Hood on July 29, 2006, 05:38:24 AM

Dave answered your PM, hope it helps.

Hood

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: carlboe on June 17, 2011, 09:27:31 PM

I have Tormach 1100 and I can not get the write wizard to work or out put G code NEED HELP.

Thanks Carlbeo

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: andrewm on June 20, 2011, 09:32:03 AM

If you don't have a license for the newfangled wizards, they wont output any gcode. When you try to post code do you get a unlicensed wizard error in the GCode window?

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: carlboe on June 20, 2011, 11:24:58 AM

Andrew
   When I click on post code it goes to mach3 and not a thing no code. It goes to the previous code.

   Thanks Carl B

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: andrewm on June 20, 2011, 11:28:39 AM

Do you have a license for the newfangled wizards? They are not included with mach3 like the others.

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: carlboe on June 20, 2011, 01:38:42 PM

Andrew

   I guess not it came on the machine I bought the machine 2nd hand . How do I get the license?

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: carlboe on June 20, 2011, 01:40:25 PM

Andrew

 The machine is a Tormach PCNC 1100.

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: andrewm on June 20, 2011, 01:47:32 PM

The wizards come pre-installed but will not work unless licensed. If you'd like to use them check out the purchase page, the whole set of newfangled wizards is $50.

http://www.machsupport.com/purchase.php

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: Overloaded on June 20, 2011, 03:14:32 PM

I dont see where the WRITE wizard is part of the NFS wizards.
It works well here, up to 500 lines of code without the MACH license, unlimited thereafter. The NFS license is not required.

Perhaps you are not entering the data properly.

"In the WRITE wizard, enter your text, set the size and positions, pick a font then hit the WRITE button and it should post the code to Mach."

Russ

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: Ron Ginger on June 20, 2011, 08:09:24 PM

Lets get this clear- the text Write wizard is NOT part of NFS, so it needs no license, and has no support. The most common issues are failing to generate code, but that is not related to a NFS license.

It is a very complicated wizard and needs a big set of custom macros to work- I have not studied it a lot, but I think there is a macro for each letter. See the first few replies to this topic about coping the macros if you use a custom profile.

The other problem that gets people is the use of an onscreen ENTER button that is required to cause it to add the code.

Someday i need to dig into that wizard and see how it works. But I use the free DeskEngrave text to gcode program, and it works great

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: Overloaded on June 20, 2011, 08:53:04 PM

Thanks Ron for reinforcing my previous post.
It has always worked well for me.
Just need to select a font or it won't post, and when you are ready (as stated earlier) just hit the WRITE button (kinda like the return key on the onscreen keyboard) and it works every time .... quite well I might add.
Good luck Carl,
Russ

Title: Re: Write Wizard - No code output
Post by: BR549 on June 21, 2011, 08:58:04 AM

ROn It hink there is a  macro for each font.

(;-) TP