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Mach Discussion => Mach3 under Vista => Topic started by: woody1 on November 27, 2011, 11:50:57 AM

Title: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: woody1 on November 27, 2011, 11:50:57 AM

Don't know if this was discussed before.  I searched but could not find the answer.
My problem is that I had Vectric Aspire and Mach3 on my machine running Windows XP.
I could generate my g-code in Aspire and when I save it have the option to send the g-code direct to Mach3...if Mach3 was open and running.

I upgraded the PC and is running Windows 7 now.

I can open Mach3...manually load a file and cut, but when I save from Aspire and tell it to send a copy to Mach3, it returns with some error saying 'FAILED TO ATTACH TO MACH'..... Failed to find running instance of Mach.
At this point Mach is open and running and I can manually load the g-code and do my cutting.

Is this a problem of Windows 7 ? or is there a small trick that I missed to get it to work. Thank's

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: ger21 on November 27, 2011, 01:46:13 PM

I believe it's a bug in the Mach3 installer. It can be fixed with a registry hack, but I don't know if that information is posted anywhere.

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: woody1 on November 28, 2011, 01:48:23 AM

Thank's Gerry, but how do we find the FIX ?

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: Greolt on November 28, 2011, 03:00:38 AM

Woody

Send me a PM with your email and I will have something for you

Greg

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: SteelWolf on August 11, 2014, 11:47:39 AM

Before I start a new topic I'd like to ask here if anyone can give me the Information woody got because I have the exact same problem!
Also win7 and probably a driver problem

Thanks!

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: ger21 on August 11, 2014, 02:48:05 PM

You need to manually add a registry entry I think. Sorry, but I don't know what it is.

PM Greg and he will probably be able to still help you.

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: SteelWolf on August 11, 2014, 03:03:45 PM

Thanks! I found the entry
It is:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Mach4.Document]
@="Mach4.Document"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Mach4.Document\CLSID]
@="{CA7992B2-2653-4342-8061-D7D385C07809}"

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: Greolt on August 12, 2014, 02:28:27 AM

Glad you found it.  I no longer have it on hand. 

Would have had to search as you have done.

Greolt

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: SteelWolf on August 12, 2014, 08:35:02 AM

No problem,
Hope someone finds this usefull sometime.
Seems to be a problem for everyone with as Smoothstepper/non-Parallel interface and 64bit

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: oswaldo on February 21, 2015, 05:01:02 AM

that was very helpful, I too have just upgraded windows and everything else along with moving to smooth stepper, and this patch worked a tread....
thanks for posting steelwolf....

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: jhowelb on December 15, 2017, 08:31:23 AM

It would be extremely helpful if someone would discuss in great detail exactly what and how the procedure and data referenced in (Reply #6 on: August 11, 2014, 02:03:45 PM) is implemented.

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: Ya-Nvr-No on December 15, 2017, 09:20:33 AM

here is a zip file that you can download, (then extract, as a reg file is not allowed as an attachment here) double click the "Aspire.reg" to install the info to the registry.
should make it a lot easier then editing with regedit

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: jhowelb on December 15, 2017, 09:25:43 AM

You have my undying gratitude! Thanks so much! I sure others will find that file as valuable as I do!

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: jankraak on December 27, 2017, 09:40:09 AM

it works fantastic

Title: Re: Aspire file to Mach3
Post by: sotogiovanny on March 22, 2018, 10:23:27 AM

saludos amigos, yo tambien tengo el problema