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Third party software and hardware support forums. => Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards => Topic started by: Ron Ginger on February 13, 2008, 01:22:50 PM
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I have fixed some of the problems reported so here is a new version. The fixes are:
Changes to the surface wizard. This was actually done a while ago, but somehow fell out of the V2.76 code. I hope its back to stay :-)
The circle cut wizard had some problems with the lead-in cut for tool comp. It was correct in the Preview display but wrong on the Post code. The tool comp radius was being calculated as toolR*1.15, it should have been toolR*1.5
The thread screen had a couple bugs, a redundant start move.
I found some junk in the Bitmaps folder so the zip file is now 300kb smaller.
Download the zip file and unzip it into the Addons folder.
April 15, 2008- I removed the file, a V2.78 is now loaded to a new topic
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cant click on material selection, wasnt there more option before in the main screen
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The material selection screen changed a couple versions back. Instead of the fixed buttons, with speed and feed data in the button code, the data is now in a file that can be edited with a text editor to include any material you use, and your selection of speeds and feeds. Clicking the button will open a dialog box with a material selection list.
Are you saying that clicking the "select Material" button does not open a dialog box?
This does require a reasonably later Mach version, something from at least late last summer or fall.
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yep when i click nothing happen i am trying it on the latest dev release
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What if you click the Help button? or the Continue? One of the problems Brian is working on in the latest dev version is some strange VB hangs, maybe thats whats happening here.
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same nothing happens
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RON the material selection button works here V2.77.
But there are still a few quirks in the thread milling wizard.
(;-) TP
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How do I know what version I am running? I think I installed 2.77 but when I click on help it does not give a version number. The biggest problem I am having is it will no longer let me enter numbers from the keypad. When I click on a data field, a pop up window opens and that is the only way to enter data, and when I use the pop up window, it will not let me start a number with a decimal point. All numbers smaller than 1 have to be entered as 0.*********x. This is just an extra key click. Having to use the mouse to pick the numbers on the pop up menu is a pain when my fingers are covered in coolant. It is much easier to use the keyboard (with keyboard protector, plastic wrap). Plastic wrap on a mouse does not work so good so I like to keep the mouse use to a minimum.
Vince
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The help menu bar will only show Mach, not the wizard. The first wizard screen, where you select material, has a V number in the upper right corner, by the Newfangled logo.
I dont understand your entry problem. VB has no way to make pop-up windows. If you click on a DRO it highlights to show it has the focus and you can type numbers to it, but there are no popups. Are you sure you are using the Newfangled set?
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I dont understand your entry problem. VB has no way to make pop-up windows. If you click on a DRO it highlights to show it has the focus and you can type numbers to it, but there are no popups. Are you sure you are using the Newfangled set?
Yes, I am positive I am using the Newfangled set. Here is a screen shot of the pop up window. I clicked on the 4000 to change the speed. After clicking, the pop up opens and I can no longer use the number on the keyboard. This is true for every data field on every page. I have VB 2003 loaded on this machine, that may have something to do with it. I do not want to try it on my machine's computer.
Vince
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The pop up window will stay on top of any document I have open on my screen until I close the pop up as you can see on this screen shot.
Vince
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N4NV, that is the auto calculator function. Try going up to the OPERATOR control at the top of the screen and IF the auto calculator is checked uncheck it.
WHat version of MACH are you using?
(;-) TP
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How do you do that? Ive never seen such a pop up keypad. You must have some application or driver loaded that does that- it is not part of Mach or the wizards.
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RON that is the auto calculator function of MACH it is a little critter ART added in a while back. To turn it on go to operator and click on autocalculator. THen when you click on a DRO the window pops up and you input the data through the calculator using formulas or direct input of numbers. Unclick it and it goes back to MACH normal.
(;-) TP
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Damn, I never saw that one before. I was thinking about doing something like that for my mill that has a touch screen. Ill have to run out to the shop now and try it.
I have no control over that from VB, so I cant tell if it should work with the wizards or not. If it works on any DRo it ought to work in a wizard.
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N4NV, that is the auto calculator function. Try going up to the OPERATOR control at the top of the screen and IF the auto calculator is checked uncheck it.
WHat version of MACH are you using?
(;-) TP
That was the problem. I have never turned that function on or off. It must have been turned on when I installed version 3.03 of Mach. The only thing in the operators menu I have used was the brain functions.
Vince
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Thanks for the fix to the circle routine. I had been tearing my hair out thinking I was doing something wrong. It's nice to have such a reasonably priced product that gets real support. Keep up the good work.
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I have just purchased this software add on. I like what I see so far. However, a couple of things.
1) I can find no reference to G40.1 (I am a$$uming it should be G40 that should be generated), if not, someone please tell me what G40.1 is. (I am also quite new to CNC programing).
2) I am using Mach3 as supplied by Tormach for PCNC1100. There is still at least one issue where the hard coded path to Mach3 is used. When I use the List operations button on the main
screen I get, Error on line:19 - The system cannot find the path specified. If I edit the script that pops up to point to the PCNC3 directory and then 'run', things perform properly.
P.S. It would be help full if errors could be forced to the top. I have had what seemed to be a hang situation only to find that there was an error box behind the main screen
that needed to be responded to.
Regards
Rick G.
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I dont know what g40.1 is either. did you see it in some of the wizard code?
I thought I fixed all the path issues, but I guess that one got by me. Ill fix it and post anew version later.
The error window seems to have a mind of its own, sometimes its on top, sometimes its not. I have also spent time trying to figure out what was hung only to see an error box under my window. Brian is looking at several issues with the integration of the Vb script engine into Mach. He is planning to fix it, but probably not for a month or two. When he does Im going to make a major revision to the wizards to clean up a lot of redundant code.
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The G40.1 code appears to be in the initialization string generated by the Newfangled Solutions wizards, at least it is in the first lines of cnc code generated by them,
I suspect that the same string is generated by each wizard (I only tried about 5 so far) G40 is probably what is supposed to be output and tne G40.1 is a typo in the
lines that generate the code.
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I just talked to Brian, G40.1 turns on the 'new comp' code. It doesn't hurt anything, its just an init condition.