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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What is a Macro? and what can it do for me?

« on: July 20, 2009, 01:21:44 PM »

I am using  VERSION R3.041

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: g code help

« on: July 19, 2009, 12:12:37 AM »

helllo, does anybody have a fanuc link for a post processor, I currently have haas, And It will not run in mach, I've been told that fanuc is closer to what mach wants, is this true

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What is a Macro? and what can it do for me?

« on: July 18, 2009, 01:25:24 PM »

awesome Thank you some much I'm not sure what VER means

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What is a Macro? and what can it do for me?

« on: July 17, 2009, 11:33:59 PM »

 N125 line

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What is a Macro? and what can it do for me?

« on: July 17, 2009, 11:33:32 PM »

I tried to run the program and it thru a alarm  of default mill post what do this mean, It ran about half way thru

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What is a Macro? and what can it do for me?

« on: July 17, 2009, 09:51:51 PM »

I'm brand new wiith mach, so I appoloigize if this sounds dumb, what do I do first to load a program, I have been able to draw in Gibbs and generate a program using a haas post processer, that gives me my code then I have been coping and pasteing into the edit screen on mach that will load it, however I'm not gettin any tool path and I can't veiw my sub programs

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What is a Macro? and what can it do for me?

« on: July 17, 2009, 04:57:58 PM »

 Here is the way I wanna program my mach 3 mill is it possiible and how can I set this up, also how can I look at my sub-rutines

T1 (#1 X 90 CENTER)
M6
M1
G80G90G40G00G54S2000M3
#148=#51999
G43X0Y0Z1.H#148T2M8
G83Z-.07R.1F4.Q.05L0
M98P20
G00G80Z1.M9
G91G28Z0Y0
M1
T2 (1/16 DRILL)
M6
M1
G80G90G40G00G54S4000M3
#148=#51999                                           (wanna use these variables or macros)
G43X0Y0Z1.H#148T3M8
G83Z-.2R.1F10.0Q.05L0
M98P20
G00G80Z1.M9
G91G28Z0Y0
M00 (CLEAR CHIPS FROM DRILL)
T3 (1/16 CEM)
M6
M1
G80G90G40G00G54S4000M3
#148=#51999
G43X0Y0Z1.D#148H#148T1M8
G66P21Z-.15D#148F5.
M98P20
G67
G00G80Z1.M9
G00A0.
G91G28Z0Y0
M30

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Share Your GCode / Re: machining a face

« on: July 17, 2009, 04:42:00 PM »

how do I import from Gibbs cam into mach 3 is this possible

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: G Code Help

« on: July 17, 2009, 04:36:18 PM »

I was taught to always use a % sign at the beginning  & the end of the program does this hold true for mach3

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: What is a Macro? and what can it do for me?

« on: July 17, 2009, 04:31:16 PM »

Where are the macros on mach 3 software  and can they be changed, I have a demo version so maybe not ? (not sure) I wanna set it up to use H#148 for a tool height & D#148 for the dia