Machsupport Forum
Mach Discussion => Brains Development => Topic started by: T Carr on October 11, 2007, 10:57:52 AM
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Hi Folks,
I'd like to add Jog Buttons that move the Z axis to "safe Z" before moving X or Y. I'm guessing a brain would be able to do this.
My VB and C++ skills are less than zero.
Thom
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Try to explain a little bit better. As I understood, you need to lift up Z before other axis do any move? Can it be done by Mach, or you need to do it by pressing a button?
Cheers
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Thank you for your reply,
I want to add Jog Buttons X+ X- Y+ Y- onto the screen. When pressed, before the machine moves in either X or Y, it will lift the Z axis to the safe Z location and then travel in X or Y. The idea is that the cutter will be at the top limit before the machine moves. This would eliminate jogging the cutter through material by accident .
Thom
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I think it would be easiest to add your buttons and make them VB script, then add the script to the buttons.
Brett
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Thanks,
Could you write the script for one direction?. Then I could alter it for the other three directions.
Thom
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LOL, I'll try, the problem is, it would be simple for someone that was good with VB, I'm not. :( But, I do need to learn more about it and will try later today if possible.
Brett