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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: josh on January 20, 2019, 08:18:14 PM

Title: pendant
Post by: josh on January 20, 2019, 08:18:14 PM

don't know if mach can do this?
so I am building a lathe  and I am trying to see if a can add a pendant or a joystick
that can move the Z and X axis at the same time but it records every move than it saves it into a program
has anyone done something like this
thank you

Title: Re: pendant
Post by: joeaverage on January 21, 2019, 12:42:23 AM

Hi,
Mach3 has a Teach function.....if you start <Teach> and execute MDI code a file is generated which remembers
the sequence of instructions and can repeat it.

I don't know whether that extends to either jog or pendant commands. Simple enough to try it.

Craig

Title: Re: pendant
Post by: josh on January 21, 2019, 01:34:42 AM

thank you for the reply
my next question would be if theres any pendant or joystick
that controls the Z and X AXIS at the same time  don't know if it makes any sense

but its basically connecting both X and Z into 1 joystick so when you move at a 45degree  angle just with the joystick it records you Z and X movement.

hope this makes some kind of sense

thank you

Title: Re: pendant
Post by: joeaverage on January 21, 2019, 01:49:25 AM

Hi,
Mach3 can jog axes similtaneosly...not easy to control with an MG or joystick but it can be done.

Craig

Title: Re: pendant
Post by: TPS on January 21, 2019, 02:28:24 AM

mach3 can not "record" the movements, but what you can do is,
create 3 Buttons.

1.-button1 -> create teachfile

2. enter in MDI Spindlespeed , Start spindle, start coolant and what else you Need

3.-jop to a Position

4.-press button2 witch put's the actual Position with a "G1 Xactpos Zactpos" into the file

5.-repeat 3. and 4. so many times you what

6.-press button3 to end teaching

button1 and button3 allredy exist in 1024 screenset (more or less).