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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: Blacksmith on May 29, 2015, 11:20:40 AM
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Is it possible to make a DRO for typing in feedrate?
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Yes. Add a DRO, then write a script to write the DRO value to a # variable. Use that variable in your gcode instead of a federate. IE: F#5
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that's exactly what i need, but how do i write a script, do you have a example ?
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Look in the Mach4\Docs folder
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You don't need a script to do this.... it can be done with the dropdown settings ...... add a dro.... set it to dro code - feedrate ...... set it to edit in place.
Dave
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You don't need a script to do this.... it can be done with the dropdown settings ...... add a dro.... set it to dro code - feedrate ...... set it to edit in place.
Dave
Correction: dro code needs to be set to feedrate override....... and of coarse it can be done with a script too but this would be an easy way to do it. it lets you click on the dro and put in a number and will set your feed rate.
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I have already done this and just wrote up a quick how to for you.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bhJA7qsQ1zGFKvoj1mNsfEgYgSnDT35RfQJ3tgOlxl8/edit?usp=sharing
Let me know if you need anymore info, as this one is a little bit more in depth then you were asking, but it nice that it will not let you set it outside the 1-250% range which you can change and it moves the slider around
-McDaigle