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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Where can I download latest Mach3 addon NFS Wiz?

« on: August 21, 2021, 01:44:56 PM »

Thanks Ron, would it be OK to do a dummy install on another PC and copy the resultant newfangled folder across to my working and reliable Mach3 (v2.56)  addons folder? Or does the wizard need the bundled Mach3 version.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Where can I download latest Mach3 addon NFS Wiz?

« on: August 20, 2021, 07:58:13 PM »

I have v2.74 and have problems with thread milling but I cant find the latest version of the original NFS wizard addon for which I have a licence. TIA

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: G31 probing - can Z travel be limited

« on: February 06, 2017, 10:15:54 AM »

Thanks.
Perhaps I should have said that I am using Mach3.
I have tried the probing Mach3 V1.84, V2.48 and V3.43
It fulfills all my requirements and has done for the last 12 or more years.
Stability and reliability are more important to me than features I dont use.
It is just a pity that the G31 is not quite right.

IDUAA

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: G31 probing - can Z travel be limited

« on: February 02, 2017, 04:51:01 PM »

Thanks for the information.
I have the probing working in Gcode using:-
M40 open text file to store XYZ coordinates,
G0 Zrr (safe rapid height)
G0 Xn1 Yn1
G0 Zss (start position for probe)
G31 Z0 Fnn
G0 Zrr (safe rapid height)
G0 Xn2 Yn2
G0 Zss
G31 Z0 Fnn
............Etc
M41 close the text file.
M30 (end and rewind)
(Thanks to Les at Sheetcam for tweaking my Mach3 post processor to replace drilling op with probing op. it works a treat)

The issue is the unrestrained, disasterous, expensive overtravel on a probe fault.

I will probably add a movable limit switch on the Z axis to protect the probe and workpiece.
It will be quicker than learning macroese then writing and debugging a macro.

My workshop is not temperature controlled so achieving 0.0002 repeatability would be down to luck and some fine emery:)

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: G31 probing - can Z travel be limited

« on: February 02, 2017, 05:03:54 AM »

Thanks
Can I avoid using a macro and just use Gcode.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / G31 probing - can Z travel be limited

« on: February 01, 2017, 05:26:19 PM »

Is there a way to limit the Z travel when G31 probing with the Z axis.
I have tried:-
positive Z position as the end point
negative Z position as the endpoint
Z=zero as the end point
but if the probe does not hit, the axis just keeps going and going and going.
Hopefully there is a parameter somewhere to set this up.
Thank you

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: LCam failed to initalize

« on: May 06, 2007, 04:46:03 PM »

See Arts note on yahoo

Quote:
One important note though, on one of my computers it refused to run, it turned
out to be a binding error in the OS, which is fixed by updating that computer to .net
platform 2.0. This is a microsoft upgrade to XP, and your system may, or may not,
require that update.. If yu do need it, here is the link.. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en

This fixed mine