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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: Steve Stallings on November 27, 2022, 06:41:12 PM
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On 17 November 2022 the next stable/production release of Mach4 became available. It is version 2.0.5000 and you can download it here:
https://www.machsupport.com/downloads-updates/mach4-downloads/
This replaces the previous 2.0.4612 stable/production version which was issued in February 2021.
There have been many updates made available in beta versions available from the FTP site between these two versions, but many people prefer not to run beta versions.
If you have followed the beta versions you will know that there have been a large number of bug fixes and enhancements issued since the last stable/production release.
The new 2.0.5000 received extensive testing both by public beta versions and by product testing arranged by Mach staff.
While many of the updates may seem minor to most users, there has been one major upgrade in my opinion. The way that the trajectory planner handles look-ahead has been revamped. The old method was based on tracking how many lines of G-code should be considered. The new method is based on how much run time should be considered. This method works around many difficult to handle issues. You can expect improved Feed Hold, Feed Rate Override, and Single Block operation.
Many thanks to the Mach4 team for continuing to improve the system.
Steve Stallings
www.pmdx.com
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Will it require any modifications to existing plugins?
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Not that I know about. Our SmartBOBs seem to be happy.
I have not carefully investigated the change log to see if there were any new features that would not work without an update.
Steve Stallings
www.PMDX.com
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thanks alot
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I'm running Mach4Hobby 4.2.0.4517, ESS Smoothstepper Warp 9
If I install 4.2.0.5000 will I lose all of my machine settings ?#
Thank you all