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General Mach Discussion / Re: MACH 3 M6 modifies Z in the G54

« on: May 25, 2022, 06:49:31 PM »

If you are working from the table top.

1. Go to mach3 offsets screen, select G54 top centre of screen, making sure end of spindle or what ever you use for the datum is correct value from Z home to table top.

2. Bottom right of offset screen set tool number to 1 and 'Gauge Block Height' to zero or if you are using a feeler gauge set to thickness of gauge.

3. Move tool and touch on table top or feeler.  Press 'Set Tool Offset' button.

4. Change to tool 3, set tool number to 3, touch on table top or feeler, press 'Set Tool Offset' button.

That should be all you need to do.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Z axis problem - Fusion 360 to mach4

« on: May 24, 2022, 07:20:34 AM »

That is a post issue in fusion, try using a different post, fanuc 6 mill may be better, there may also be an option on the post config screen to change the rapid move to xy then z

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General Mach Discussion / Re: MACH 3 M6 modifies Z in the G54

« on: May 24, 2022, 07:15:19 AM »

You need to change the H0 to H1 when using tool offset 1 and H3 when using tool and offset 3

your tool offsets need to be set too.

(2D CONTOUR2)
M5
T1 M6
S5000 M3
G54
G0 X-21.415 Y-1.669
G43 Z15. H0
Z5.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: How do I disable fixture offset (after reference all axes)?

« on: May 16, 2022, 09:00:26 AM »

Have you checked for a setting in the PMDX that might send the machine to a point after homing.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: mach4 and wrap gcode

« on: May 04, 2022, 07:01:50 PM »

My guess would be you need to set the A axis rotation in Config - Control - Tool path

You also have no Y axis start point in the code.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Mach3 Turn G81 & G83 don't do anything

« on: May 02, 2022, 05:36:31 PM »

I seem to remember you have to set the plane to XY (G17) just before the canned cycle and put it back to XZ (G18) after the G80

e.g.

N1 (CTR DRILL)
T0101
G00 G90 X0 Z5. G97 S500 M3
G17
G81 Z-4. R1. F.15
G80
G18
G00 X50. Z100.
M30

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General Mach Discussion / Re: homing rotating axis

« on: April 22, 2022, 06:41:20 PM »

G91 G28 A0 will home the A axis.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: ESS and MACH 4 two servos on one output not possible ESS reset velocity C

« on: April 04, 2022, 06:57:06 AM »

You can change the motor direction in the servo drive parameters.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS Gcode for performing a homing cycle?

« on: April 01, 2022, 10:56:14 AM »

G28.1 X0 Y0 A0 is the normal format.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 MDI feed rate is very very much slower than Step per unit feed rate

« on: March 31, 2022, 06:02:08 PM »

If you are using mm then on a mill you would enter G01 X10. F100. so the feed is set to 100mm a minute.