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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: rrc1962 on August 16, 2011, 04:35:09 PM

Title: Ignore Z
Post by: rrc1962 on August 16, 2011, 04:35:09 PM

Is there a way to tell Mach to ignore all Z moves?  For instance, if I wanted to run a program but just cut air with no Z moves.  Rather than generating a separate program with no Z moves, can I just do it in Mach with a setting?

Thanks

Title: Re: Ignore Z
Post by: Hood on August 16, 2011, 04:37:59 PM

Disable the Z axis and it will just ignore it I think.
Hood

Title: Re: Ignore Z
Post by: BR549 on August 16, 2011, 05:21:48 PM

Setting Page top right inhibit axis

OR I f you don't want to loose position of Z. Then set Z scale to .00001.  It will move but not so that you would notice it.

If that doesn't work for you there may be more options with CB.

(;-) TP

Title: Re: Ignore Z
Post by: BR549 on August 16, 2011, 05:57:36 PM

The CB option is DoOemButton(252) same as the setting screen button

Hope that helps, (;-) TP

Title: Re: Ignore Z
Post by: rrc1962 on August 18, 2011, 08:00:23 PM

Quote from: BR549 on August 16, 2011, 05:57:36 PM

The CB option is DoOemButton(252) same as the setting screen button

Hope that helps, (;-) TP

Just got around to trying this.  Worked great.  Thanks for the tip.