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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: ErnieD on July 21, 2011, 12:29:41 AM

Title: Blank screen
Post by: ErnieD on July 21, 2011, 12:29:41 AM

Hi,

     I have a Tormach PCNC 1100 running on Mach3. I have a computer in the house that has Mach3 loaded on it. I use the house computer to prerun the programs and if I like them I put them on USB stick and take them out to the garage and do the machining.

     I just tried to do this tonight and when i loaded the Mach3 I got a blank screen. Anybody have an idea what might be wrong?

Thanks,

          Ernie

Title: Re: Blank screen
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on July 21, 2011, 03:20:25 AM

Hi Ernie,

Are you saying that Mach did not load on your garage PC or that the program from the memory stick did not load ?

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Blank screen
Post by: stirling on July 21, 2011, 03:56:05 AM

Do you mean it doesn't load the screenset? I've noticed that the latest version takes longer to load the screenset than earlier versions, but it does do it after a few seconds. I'm wondering if your XML has become corrupted and points at a non-existant screenset OR your screenset has gone awol.

what happens if you do a view / load screen and browse for a screenset?

Ian

Title: Re: Blank screen
Post by: ErnieD on July 21, 2011, 11:30:21 AM

Hi,

    It would not load the screen set. I finally went to view, load screens and chose the screen set for my mill PCNC 1100 and it loaded. It has been loading fine ever since. I got the tip on how to do this on another forum.

Thanks,

           Ernie

Title: Re: Blank screen
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on July 21, 2011, 11:40:26 AM

Sounds like a handy forum Ernie.  ;D

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Blank screen
Post by: ErnieD on July 21, 2011, 11:43:38 AM

It was either CNCZONE or Practical Machinist. Both are very good and I visit them every day.

Ernie

Title: Re: Blank screen
Post by: stirling on July 21, 2011, 12:11:40 PM

I guess it must be me...

Title: Re: Blank screen
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on July 21, 2011, 12:20:25 PM

I thought that Ian but didn't like to say  ;D

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Blank screen
Post by: stirling on July 21, 2011, 01:10:42 PM

Thanks Tweakie - If you're bored, this might amuse you http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,18390.0.html (http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,18390.0.html). Sometimes I do wonder why I bother.

Ian