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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / any chance to get this wizard working with the MSM Screenset?

« on: November 14, 2010, 04:15:43 PM »

I am using the MSM screenset and the New fangled Wizards
However looks like they don't work together is this wizard going to support
it in the future?

Thanks Herb

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CVI MachStdMill (MSM) / Re: Using Pulley with MSM

« on: August 09, 2010, 10:46:50 AM »

Thanks !!!
when Beta 4 comes out I will install on my machine This will be great can't wait.

Herb

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Brains Development / Re: Jogging with Brains

« on: July 29, 2010, 11:55:34 AM »

This may be of help to you I also have only 1 MPG I added 4 buttons for X,Y,Z,A and the attached brains use the buttons to select the axis that the MPG will move. they also watch the limit switches. because I have Separate + and - limit switches these brains can detect which limit switch has been hit and will move the axis off the limit switch when the button for that axis is pressed.

I use these brains with the auto limit switch override feature in mach this way if I hit a limit switch I need to press the reset button then the axis that hit the limit.

 I did this because I I knew that sooner or later I would turn the MPG the wrong way while on the limit switch and break something now it just does the right thing

anyway it is not exactly what you are looking for and I was hoping to add a similar option for changing the MPG rate but never got to it.


Herb   

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CVI MachStdMill (MSM) / Using Pulley with MSM

« on: July 28, 2010, 11:01:26 PM »

I've been using mach software for 3 years and am very happy with it I use the mill and turn on my converted smithy 1324 that I upgraded about the same time.
this is however my first post so let me know if I have not done this correctly or in the right place.

I loaded the MSM last night on a PC just to play with it and I cannot wait to load this on my machine It's just awsome !!

My question is this:  I have a pulley setup on the spindle and have a 4 step pulley with min and max RPM setup for each ratio so they don't over lap.
would it be possible to add the pulley number to the run screen on the msm screen it is the first screen that has some room around the spindle information
and it would be so great not to have to switch pages just to set the pulley number whale cutting a job.

the second Item that would be helpful when using pulleys would be to have a set of macros/brains/... I'm not sure what setup so that when running a file and an rpm is called out that is not within the pulley range have Mach shout down the spindle and prompt the user to Set the Pulley to #x then when the user hit run mach could assume it was done and change the pulley number and restart the spindle. this would really help speed things up when using step pulleys.
this Item I realize may not be usefull to most users but I thought I would put it out there and see what people thought.

Thanks,

Herb