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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Tweakie.CNC on March 26, 2012, 03:35:05 AM

Title: Run From Here problem.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on March 26, 2012, 03:35:05 AM

I have used 'Run From Here' before with Mach R3.034.056 without problems but not with such a long program as this one.

I stopped the machine last night - I used Feedhold at the end of this line then Stop then Goto Zero so the machine was zeroed for the re-start. This morning, I selected line number 216354 then 'Run From Here' - Mach only advances to line 147254 then triggers Reset without any message in the Status Bar. If I was to restart at this point in the code the Z depth should be -1.113 but the ‘Run From Here’ resets it to -1.4384 (too deep for that line).

Any ideas folks ??

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Run From Here problem.
Post by: Hood on March 26, 2012, 05:23:14 AM

I always scroll through the code to chose the line to start from, have you tried that?
Hood

Title: Re: Run From Here problem.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on March 26, 2012, 07:31:06 AM

Thanks Hood, I think that is the best way, that's what I will do in the future, thank you for your advice.

My 'work around' was to delete the first 216,354 lines (minus the header code) it had no choice but to continue from where it left off then.  ;D

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Run From Here problem.
Post by: Hood on March 26, 2012, 12:11:08 PM

It may not have helped Tweakie, was just saying the way I do it but I never run massive code like that so it may screw up that way as well. It would be interesting to know.
Hood

Title: Re: Run From Here problem.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on March 26, 2012, 01:08:44 PM

Hi Hood,

I didn't try all the combinations but 'Run From Here' does not work correctly with file sizes above 150,000 lines (or thereabouts).

I usually run the long (.stl to GCode) files in one go but this one took longer than estimated - still something learned for me - the job was salvaged and completed OK in the end.

Thanks for your help.

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Run From Here problem.
Post by: BR549 on March 26, 2012, 03:34:56 PM

HIYA Tweakie do you have a copy of that  file I can use to test? AND where did you stop?

Did you have the watchdog running by chance?


(;-) TP

Title: Re: Run From Here problem.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on March 27, 2012, 02:10:57 AM

Hi Terry,

File attached - I paused at the +Z move in line 216,354 and the watchog was disabled.

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Run From Here problem.
Post by: BR549 on March 27, 2012, 11:14:26 AM

HIYA Tweakie I beat on it for a while it never failed to run OK here . 

It one of THOSE problems(;-)

(;-) TP

Title: Re: Run From Here problem.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on March 27, 2012, 11:23:29 AM

Thanks for looking Terry.

Tweakie.