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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Klaus1311 on August 04, 2009, 06:57:22 AM

Title: Tooltable unkown values
Post by: Klaus1311 on August 04, 2009, 06:57:22 AM

Hi,

my CNC for my mill still isn't finished yet, in the meantime I'm playing with Mach3. When I open the tooltable I get funny numbers in the 2.line of the list ( see attachmet)on 2 of my computers. I tried different versions of Mach, no change. In a German forum a read, that some users have also odd numbers, others don't. This is not a really problem for me, but since some people don't have those numbers, perhaps I did something wrong.


regards
Klaus
 

Title: Re: Tooltable unkown values
Post by: Chip on August 04, 2009, 03:32:10 PM

Hi, Klaus

In Mach3\macros\"the porfile your using"\Tool3.dat, Delete it or re-name it and restart Mach3 then recheck it, Apply OK, Check in again after another restart of Mach3.

Chip

Title: Re: Tooltable unkown values
Post by: Klaus1311 on August 05, 2009, 03:17:17 AM

Hi Chip,

is still the same. The tools3.dat contains
255 entries with [length of string] folowed by "Empty" and 63 times NIL
followed by 255 times 01

I don't think those odd numbers come from the tools3.dat. Some other user have different numbers. For me it looks more like an uninitialized variable / pointer.


Klaus

Title: Re: Tooltable unkown values
Post by: Chip on August 05, 2009, 11:26:51 AM

Hi, Klaus

What version of Mach3 are you using, It may be in the "profile"  Mach3Mill.xml your using, Rename and post it hear, I'll look at it.

Chip

Title: Re: Tooltable unkown values
Post by: Klaus1311 on August 05, 2009, 05:16:26 PM

Hi Chip,

I tried version 2.61 and 3.043 and always used the Mach3Mill.xml profil. Before installation I deleted the complete Mach3 directory. I'm supprised no one else in this forum has the same phenomenon.


Klaus

Title: Re: Tooltable unkown values
Post by: ger21 on August 05, 2009, 05:58:58 PM

Is it perhaps due to being in demo mode? Mine looks like Klaus's, but with different numbers. I don't have a license, could that be why? (I don't have a machine, either - at least not quite yet. :) )

Title: Re: Tooltable unkown values
Post by: Klaus1311 on August 06, 2009, 03:07:17 AM

Hi Gerry,

I don't think so, it looks the same with or without the license file copied to the Mach3 dir.


Klaus

Title: Re: Tooltable unkown values
Post by: Bengt on August 17, 2009, 02:56:29 AM

Klaus,
You are not alone as I am having the same kind of problem with other set of figures.
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,12342.0.html

ger21
I am also thinking in these terms but my NFS wizards are working OK so my license appears to be OK
If it is a licensing issue then I am not happy as I have several days of crashed material with funny tool movements