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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Cuemaker on August 22, 2015, 01:20:02 PM

Title: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: Cuemaker on August 22, 2015, 01:20:02 PM

After hitting space bar to hold and ck cutting, mach takes me off in different direction, instead of continue in sequence... causes major issues.....

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: derek on August 22, 2015, 02:03:56 PM

If you are using a motion controller it may be a problem with that.

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: Cuemaker on August 22, 2015, 02:18:51 PM

Not using motion controller.  Hit spacebar to hold, then alt r to continue and does not go back into program where  halted.  Have not investigated further, but will.  after the last time when i stupidly tried to resume, and messed up, I stopped rewound and restarted to keep from it happening..

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: garyhlucas on August 22, 2015, 07:02:40 PM

Does Mach 3 pop up a window asking a question about where to restart? You need to answer NO in my experience.

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: Cuemaker on August 22, 2015, 07:24:33 PM

No...  just holds. click to restart then acts dumb.  I will look into it tomorrow and post what I find...

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: derek on August 22, 2015, 07:26:48 PM

I've had mach on a lot of machines and never had that one pop up. I'm grasping at straws but maybe your "look ahead" settings?

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: BR549 on August 23, 2015, 01:41:56 AM

What version are you running ??

(;-) TP

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: Cuemaker on August 23, 2015, 11:33:55 AM

version R3.043.066

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: Cuemaker on August 23, 2015, 11:40:38 AM

TRIED SEVERAL TIMES THIS MORNING.   MACH WORKED FINE EVERY TIME I STOPPED AND STARTED... GO FIGURE  ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT....  USED KBD AND MOUSE TO START AND STOP... PERFECT...

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: Cuemaker on August 23, 2015, 11:48:12 AM

I DID CHANGE BRUSHES IN BOSCH COLT SINCE LAST INCIDENT.  THAT IS WHY I HAD HELD PROGRAM BECAUSE ROUTER WAS STARTING TO STALL.  MAYBE NOISE WAS BEING INTRODUCED INTO SYSTEM????

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: Chaoticone on August 23, 2015, 01:36:36 PM

Your aren't pausing in an arc are you?

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: Cuemaker on August 24, 2015, 08:58:31 AM

I don't know what it was doing last time. arc or not. I tried to start and stop yesterday 20 times in same program and it worked every time correctly. What happened is the a axis rotated back to 0 from where it was cutting, making a slot in the piece between home and the place it was cutting.. too bad that cutter was not up at the time. I stopped it and restarted program from home and recut without another incident and without looking at what command it was doing when I held to do the inspection and get router up to speed by tapping on the brushes.  I guess I will never find out exactly what happened, but it is 3rd time I have held (spacebar) program and had bad results over 5 years. I must remember to not do it!!!!!

Title: Re: NOT CONTINUING WHERE LEFT OFF AFTER FEED HOLD
Post by: geh7552 on August 24, 2015, 12:13:55 PM

Version .066 has known problems and shouldn't be used.  Try .062 or earlier and see if the problems stop.