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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Jeff_Birt on March 07, 2013, 05:30:22 PM
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Just for fun I thought it would be interesting to see if Mach 3 would run on the Windows Surface Pro tablet I just got. Since this table runs the full version of Windows 8 and has a USB port it seemed like it would likely work. Mach 3 installed without a hitch. Since Windows 8 is more strict about using signed drivers some hoops had to be jumped through and a beta driver and plug in from Warp9 had to be used.
A tablet like this may not make for the most practical Mach3 PC but it is fun and I think it will be a neat to take to shows to run a machine with it.
You can find a short video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBl9Qk7rIas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBl9Qk7rIas)
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Very nice Jeff!
Brett
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Just for fun I thought it would be interesting to see if Mach 3 would run on the Windows Surface Pro tablet I just got. Since this table runs the full version of Windows 8 and has a USB port it seemed like it would likely work. Mach 3 installed without a hitch. Since Windows 8 is more strict about using signed drivers some hoops had to be jumped through and a beta driver and plug in from Warp9 had to be used.
A tablet like this may not make for the most practical Mach3 PC but it is fun and I think it will be a neat to take to shows to run a machine with it.
You can find a short video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBl9Qk7rIas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBl9Qk7rIas)
Thanks for the info, I will watch the video you put in and I will apply it to my tablet.
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Just for fun I thought it would be interesting to see if Mach 3 would run on the Windows Surface Pro cheap tablet (http://www.robustbuy.com/laptops-tablets-android-tablets-c-551_1107.html) I just got. Since this table runs the full version of Windows 8 and has a USB port it seemed like it would likely work. Mach 3 installed without a hitch. Since Windows 8 is more strict about using signed drivers some hoops had to be jumped through and a beta driver and plug in from Warp9 had to be used.
A tablet like this may not make for the most practical Mach3 PC but it is fun and I think it will be a neat to take to shows to run a machine with it.
You can find a short video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBl9Qk7rIas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBl9Qk7rIas)
I am sorry it didnt work for me, i guess i need a new tablet
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I just installed Mach on my laptop running windows 8 32 bit. I am having some issues with the machine getting off center and or remembering previous tool paths. I had no issues when running on windows 7. My old computer crashed and the new one that I purchased has windows 8. Loaded Mach and I am having issues with tool paths created under windows 8. However, if I run a saved project that was created before the crash on windows 7 now on the computer with windows 8 I have no issues. Have any thoughts?
Thanks
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Loaded Mach and I am having issues with tool paths created under windows 8. However, if I run a saved project that was created before the crash on windows 7 now on the computer with windows 8 I have no issues. Have any thoughts?
That sounds like a CAM issue not a Mach3 issue. How are you creating your GCode? What post processor are you using?
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I create in Aspire 4.0. And then save tool path files to MACH 2/3 ATC ARCS inches. Maybe I will look for an update for Aspire.
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Aspire isn't the problem. What kind of issues are you seeing?