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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Genes1s on December 14, 2013, 12:27:09 AM

Title: Stopping Gcode during cycle
Post by: Genes1s on December 14, 2013, 12:27:09 AM

Hi guys,

I'm totally new here and recently got the G0704 running with Mach3 and MasterCAM V9.

In the MC 9,  I devided the tool path into sections hoping that I can stop at the end of the each cycle to change the end mill (2 flutes to 4 flutes, etc) or re-clamp certain area. How do I do this when the machine is running in Mach3? I tried using pause, but couldn't pause it at certain location.

MasterCAM Tool path.
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k589/GenesisLights/Mobile%20Uploads/image-7.jpg) (http://s1117.photobucket.com/user/GenesisLights/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-7.jpg.html)
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k589/GenesisLights/Mobile%20Uploads/image-8.jpg) (http://s1117.photobucket.com/user/GenesisLights/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-8.jpg.html)

Thanks

Title: Re: Stopping Gcode during cycle
Post by: Peters on December 14, 2013, 04:06:56 AM

The tool is the same for each step.
Program in a tool change for each step. Mach3 will stop and ask for a new tool  each time

Title: Re: Stopping Gcode during cycle
Post by: Genes1s on December 14, 2013, 04:10:31 AM

Thanks! That makes sense. That would stop the cycle and prompt for "cycle start" even though I plan to use the same tool.

Title: Re: Stopping Gcode during cycle
Post by: ZASto on December 14, 2013, 05:09:10 AM

The way that do things is to generate separate GCode file for each operation.
The machine that I'm sunning at the moment is a Chinese one with a pendant controller (Ti DSP inside) which is dumb enough, i.e. not interpreting all G codes well (broke some drills during G8x canned cycles) and at the moment I'm designing a BOB to dump the existing controller and to connect it to 'puter and drive it with Mach3.