Machsupport Forum

G-Code, CAD, and CAM => LazyCam (Beta) => Topic started by: cpayne on May 25, 2011, 09:36:14 AM

Title: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: cpayne on May 25, 2011, 09:36:14 AM

Hi.  Just crashed my old PC and finished installing and setting up LazyCam and MACH3 on new computer.  All works fine so far except when I am in lazycam and hit the post to mach3 button I get a message that it cant find mach3 running.  I have it running, but it does not know it.   Any ideas,  I really liked this feature, makes life a lot easier to make sure I am using the latest G code, etc.   Thanks!

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: RICH on May 25, 2011, 03:09:40 PM

LC should be installed when Mach3 is installed and if you do not, and memmory serves me,then LC will not post directly to Mach.
RICH

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: cpayne on May 25, 2011, 10:42:30 PM

well, since this was a rebuild I just copied the directory, then when nothing worked, I did the install and installed Mach3 and LC at the same time.   But I guess since I did the copy 1st maybe that messed things up.   Should I do an uninstall and a reinstall?  Thanks

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: RICH on May 26, 2011, 06:30:02 AM

Re-install Mach and when prompted install LC. Let us know how it goes.
RICH

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: cpayne on May 26, 2011, 11:22:52 AM

unfortunately, still no dice.  Have both running, lazycam says it aint running...

Attached screenshot...

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: RICH on May 26, 2011, 05:39:44 PM

Other than what i mentioned never had a problem on any PC.
What version of Windows are you using?
I notice that LC did post the file.....look in Mach subdirectory Gcode and see if it is there.
RICH

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: cpayne on May 27, 2011, 08:38:14 AM

Mach3Version3.043.022.exe   windows xp v2002, sp3, all up to date

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: cpayne on May 27, 2011, 08:42:10 AM

sorry, the g-code is in the mach3 directory and i can load it and it runs fine.  just the auto post does not work, which i can work around, but its annoying and i am always worried about messing up and grabbbing the wrong file/version.

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: stevet.machine on July 14, 2011, 07:50:35 AM

I am having to same issue. I have an old xp machine on my cnc router with a licensed copy of Mach 3.
I also have it on a windows seven notebook so I can work inside in the warm. This runs Mach 3 in compatibly mode.
The post to Mach 3 doesn't work for me either even if I call lazy cam from Mach 3.
Thinking back, I did a full install of everything when I loaded up both the tower and the notebook.

Just at the moment I don't have access to the cnc computer so I can not test if it works.

Tnx
Steve

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: cpayne on July 14, 2011, 08:25:40 AM

I never got it to post, just lived with it.  I tried it on two identical machines and same thing eiher way.   I am just using a single board with a dual core 1.8G atom processor running XP

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on July 15, 2011, 07:53:41 AM

It never posts to Mach for me either but I have always put it down to not having Mach installed on drive C.
Perhaps Rich would know if the installed drive has anything to do with it.

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: docltf on July 15, 2011, 12:08:48 PM

with win7 i have been not able to make it work with either the 32 or 64 .
with xp sometimes after a upgrade of mach i would have to uninstall l-cam.
then i would load l-cam ver 2.02 to get it working.then re install the current ver of l-cam.

bill

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: RICH on July 15, 2011, 05:32:13 PM

The only time I had problem with LC not posting to Mach is when LC  was not installed along with Mach OR if I didn't run  LC  from within Mach.
So don't know what to say folks. Can't speak for W7 since I only use XP.
Sorry for not being much help,
RICH

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on July 16, 2011, 01:29:21 AM

Thanks for looking Rich.

It's no big deal really and as cpayne says - just have to live with it.

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Lazycam can't find mach3
Post by: kolias on September 30, 2012, 06:49:29 PM

I know this is an OLD topic but I had similar problem and I found the answer.

Go to General Mach Discussion section on this forum and read my post "No Mach3 Found Running"

Now I'm happy again that I can post my gcode to Mach from LC