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Title: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: dudz996 on September 08, 2013, 10:18:27 AM
 I sure this is a common problem to new users of the digitizing wizard in Mach3.

I have just bought a probe for my cnc machine. All working as it should, but the txt file is always empty and shows 0 bytes when the wizard is finished. What am I doing wrong please ?

 ???
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: stirling on September 09, 2013, 11:48:05 AM
Please post the digitize.tap that the wizard created and the xml file for the profile you're using. Also what OS and where did you specify for the path of the triplet file?
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: BR549 on September 09, 2013, 06:03:25 PM
At teh beginning of the Gcode file you should see a M40 line. Is it there. When you start the Gcode does it ASK for a file name ? Does a freshly created Points file have the correct date / time assigned to it?

The process works here I just tested it.

(;-)TP
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: dudz996 on September 17, 2013, 01:03:09 PM
At teh beginning of the Gcode file you should see a M40 line. Is it there. When you start the Gcode does it ASK for a file name ? Does a freshly created Points file have the correct date / time assigned to it?

The process works here I just tested it.

(;-)TP

Yes it has an M40 line. yes it asks for a file name. Havnt looked at the date. First I named the file test.txt, and after I named the next one test.tap  . neither worked. Running Windows pro XP.
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: BR549 on September 17, 2013, 01:55:22 PM
OK when the M40 save as window pops up there are 2 things you need to do.

1. Look at thetop of the window to SEE WHERE it is being saved.
2 JUST type in the file name NOT the extension (.txt).

I have never seen the M40 NOT create a file . NOW I have saved it to somewhere other than where i THOUGHT I had saved it to.

Just a thought, (;-) TP
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: dudz996 on September 17, 2013, 02:30:07 PM
OK when the M40 save as window pops up there are 2 things you need to do.

1. Look at thetop of the window to SEE WHERE it is being saved.
2 JUST type in the file name NOT the extension (.txt).

I have never seen the M40 NOT create a file . NOW I have saved it to somewhere other than where i THOUGHT I had saved it to.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

Thanks
 I done exactly that the first few times. They were saved on the desktop. When I looked at the file properties, it stated "FILE" and 0 Bytes.
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: BR549 on September 17, 2013, 02:44:33 PM
OK Just tested it , You DO need to add the ext, something changed there from the past as the window SHOWS you that "it "should ADD the ext ".TXT " automatically.

Now as to the empty file mach3 will only save the data IF YOU CLOSE the file with M41.

The M40 creates the file BUT It only writes to the file when M41 is used to close the file.

Hope that helps, (;-) TP
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: dudz996 on September 17, 2013, 03:36:32 PM
OK Just tested it , You DO need to add the ext, something changed there from the past as the window SHOWS you that "it "should ADD the ext ".TXT " automatically.

Now as to the empty file mach3 will only save the data IF YOU CLOSE the file with M41.

The M40 creates the file BUT It only writes to the file when M41 is used to close the file.

Hope that helps, (;-) TP

Ok... I am trying that now. Mach3 always ends in M30. So I am editing the g code and changing it to M41
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: dudz996 on September 17, 2013, 04:10:13 PM
OK Just tested it , You DO need to add the ext, something changed there from the past as the window SHOWS you that "it "should ADD the ext ".TXT " automatically.

Now as to the empty file mach3 will only save the data IF YOU CLOSE the file with M41.

The M40 creates the file BUT It only writes to the file when M41 is used to close the file.

Hope that helps, (;-) TP

Ok... I am trying that now. Mach3 always ends in M30. So I am editing the g code and changing it to M41

Oh dear.... File still empty !
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: BR549 on September 17, 2013, 05:03:59 PM
DId you run a g31 and do a trip or let it run to the end point

M40 (fill in the blanks)
G31 X10  F30  (trip it or let it run until the end)
G31 X10  F30
M41
M30

(;-) TP
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: dudz996 on September 18, 2013, 03:08:36 PM
DId you run a g31 and do a trip or let it run to the end point

M40 (fill in the blanks)
G31 X10  F30  (trip it or let it run until the end)
G31 X10  F30
M41
M30

(;-) TP

Here is the code Mach3 creates.

 (Digitize File)
M40
G92X0Y0Z0
F700
 G0X0Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y0Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y1Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y2Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y3Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y4Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y5Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y6Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y7Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y8Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y9Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X0Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X1Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X2Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X3Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X4Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X5Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X6Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X7Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X8Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X9Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y10Z2
 G31 Z-6.2774385622042e+066
 G0 Z2
 G0X10Y10Z2
 G0X0Y0Z2
 G0X0Y0Z0
M30


Even if I edit the code and put in the M41, it saves nothing.
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: BR549 on September 18, 2013, 07:22:12 PM
Try the sample code I posted.

(;-) TP
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: BR549 on September 18, 2013, 07:22:57 PM
Are you using the DEMO version of mach3 or is it registered?

Do you have the LPT driver loaded ?

(;-) TP
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: dudz996 on September 19, 2013, 01:29:50 AM
Are you using the DEMO version of mach3 or is it registered?

Do you have the LPT driver loaded ?

(;-) TP

I have the reg version Mach3.

I dont use the LPT port.  I use a USB Bob.
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: BR549 on September 19, 2013, 09:31:26 AM
OK THAT may be the problem. IF your USB controller manf did not write the function into his controller code then it cannot do the function.

(;-) TP
Title: Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file
Post by: Alois73 on December 05, 2020, 07:59:16 AM
I had the same problem. I had renamed the Mach3 directory. After naming it back, it worked again. I am using the UC300ETH. Incidentally, that with the directory is also important for the motor settings.