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VB and the development of wizards / Auto Tool Zero macro required
« on: September 09, 2014, 03:44:34 PM »
Hello,
I was disapointed, when I found out, that there's nothing implemented behind the "Auto Tool Zero" button in Mach3.
I have a tool length probe installed at a fix position (X0, Y420). It's similar to the one on the attached picture.
I'll be using 3 tools on the machine, a drill and two different milling tools, one of them will do 90% of the job.
I want to setup the machine so it operates based on three reference points: 1: HOME, 2: Tool length (the question here), 3: Raw workpiece reference point (to be identified using a 3D touch probe)
I have no idea about VB.
I need a macro to do the following:
1: Stop the spindel
2: Move above the tool length probe (X0 Y420 Z0)
3: Wait until the tool has been changed (there should be some sort of confirmation)
4: Move down (slowly) to get the tool length
5: Save the tool lenght
Is there any "standard macro or template" that I could use or adjust?
K.
I was disapointed, when I found out, that there's nothing implemented behind the "Auto Tool Zero" button in Mach3.
I have a tool length probe installed at a fix position (X0, Y420). It's similar to the one on the attached picture.
I'll be using 3 tools on the machine, a drill and two different milling tools, one of them will do 90% of the job.
I want to setup the machine so it operates based on three reference points: 1: HOME, 2: Tool length (the question here), 3: Raw workpiece reference point (to be identified using a 3D touch probe)
I have no idea about VB.
I need a macro to do the following:
1: Stop the spindel
2: Move above the tool length probe (X0 Y420 Z0)
3: Wait until the tool has been changed (there should be some sort of confirmation)
4: Move down (slowly) to get the tool length
5: Save the tool lenght
Is there any "standard macro or template" that I could use or adjust?
K.