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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: greenene on October 02, 2013, 08:41:26 AM

Title: tool offset not taking
Post by: greenene on October 02, 2013, 08:41:26 AM

I have not had any trouble with Mach 3 compensating for different tool lengths until this morning.  Suddenly, after I change a tool, Mach 3 fails to turn the green LED light, informing me that the tool offset is in fact recognized.  What causes this?  My code looks normal. Now when it starts to cut with the new tool, it's not compensating for tool length.  The offset in the offset window looks fine also. I am puzzled.
tony

Title: Re: tool offset not taking
Post by: ger21 on October 02, 2013, 09:18:17 AM

Need to see your g-code.

Title: Re: tool offset not taking
Post by: Hood on October 02, 2013, 10:52:21 AM

and your xml and tools3.dat.
Hood

Title: Re: tool offset not taking
Post by: greenene on October 02, 2013, 07:15:51 PM

thank you gentleman for helping. I discovered that the tool had been misnumbered, that is, T2 had some crazy H **** number. As soon as I made the correction, things went back to normal.
thanks again.
tony