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Works in progress / Re: New Router Screen

« on: September 27, 2022, 10:29:04 AM »

Note: "override" should be written with two 'r' letters... 

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Works in progress / Re: New Router Screen

« on: September 27, 2022, 10:19:02 AM »

Somebody has the image files of this screenset in a more common format?
I would like to make some small adjustaments.

I was not able to find any converter able to convert the .rdw files (posted at the beginning of this thread) to a well-know vettorial format, for example svg. 

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: Buttons with transparent background? How?

« on: September 26, 2022, 08:52:58 PM »

SOLVED! 

1. Add an "Image button" instead of a "Button".
2. Machscreen will prompt you for an image.
3. Choose any small image on your PC and click "Open".
4. Select you new ImageButton and search for the "Path" property. Click on it.
5. the complete filepath will be shown in a yellow field. Erase it completely and hit the RETURN key.
6. Done.

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Buttons with transparent background? How?

« on: September 26, 2022, 08:33:06 PM »

Hello,

I'm playing with Machscreen V1.73, modifying a pre-existing screenset.

There is a way to make a new button completely transparent, so only the underlying image is visible?
If I click on the added button, I can set any background color from a palette. But no way to choose a "none" color...
Maybe the solution is under my eyes, but I cannot see it... 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How to enter&set a new arbitrary tool position without zeroing it?

« on: July 11, 2021, 02:56:12 PM »

SOLVED.

Just:

1. double-click into one of the DROs (X, Y, or Z);
2. enter the value;
3. hit the Enter key.

Mach3 will automatically update the origin of the current WCS (i.e. G54) accordingly to the value entered.

For example, if the current X is 0 and we set the current value to X=10, then the origin will be automatically translated of -10 units along the X-axis.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How to enter&set a new arbitrary tool position without zeroing it?

« on: July 11, 2021, 09:20:29 AM »

I know already that way. But it implies moving the tool... 
In LinuxCNC you can do that without zeroing the tool.

No other ideas?

P.S.
It seems silly to me that a so widely used software offers zeroing as the only way of changing a WCS (Working Coordinate System). There must be another option hidden somewhere.

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General Mach Discussion / How to enter&set a new arbitrary tool position without zeroing it?

« on: July 11, 2021, 06:10:44 AM »

Hi all,

I have used only LinuxCNC in the past, so I'm quite new to Mach3.
I'm trying to learn as much as I can about Mach3, but still some things are obscure to me. Be patient.

My case:
as good habit, I always make a test of new g-code by doing a cut "in the air" before using it.

Below there is an example of what I usually do.

1. zero the Z position on the surface of the raw material;
2. raise the tool at the "safe height" of 10 mm above the material (just an example value);
3. set current position as the new Z=0 height;
4. run the g-code to test it by cutting some air.

After all is ok, I would like to restore the "real" Z=0 value, that is:

5. move the tool to current zero;
6. set Z=10 as new Z position;
7. run the g-code and cut the material.

How do I achieve step 6?

In LinuxCNC I simply manually enter the value "10" for the Z axis and press a confirmation button. After that the current WCS (for example G54) is modified accordingly.