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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Ray on August 30, 2009, 09:23:20 PM

Title: Mach3
Post by: Ray on August 30, 2009, 09:23:20 PM

I just downloaded Mach3 off the website onto a desktop computer with XP and 512 Memory.  Every tap file I run  shows up on the display as a dot in the middle of the display and you can not see the movement as the gcode cycles.  Did I do something wrong?  ray

Title: Re: Mach3
Post by: HimyKabibble on August 30, 2009, 09:42:10 PM

Quote from: Ray on August 30, 2009, 09:23:20 PM

I just downloaded Mach3 off the website onto a desktop computer with XP and 512 Memory.  Every tap file I run  shows up on the display as a dot in the middle of the display and you can not see the movement as the gcode cycles.  Did I do something wrong?  ray

Ray,

Just zoom in - Shift-Drag up and down with the mouse to zoom.

Regards,
Ray L.

Title: Re: Mach3
Post by: Ray on August 30, 2009, 09:50:24 PM

Thanks Ray L.  I will do that.  This version has LazyCam as a seperate installation.  The one I have on my laptop in the shop (also XP) must be an earlier version. (I haven't looked yet).  Ray

Title: Re: Mach3
Post by: BluePinnacle on August 31, 2009, 07:16:41 PM

Also make sure you've enables the axes and set up your motor tuning to some realistic (if imaginary) values, or it may not play. Had this problem on a laptop recently that I was using for simulation only.