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VB and the development of wizards / M6 and Spindle Stop - How not to stop spindle with M6?

« on: November 12, 2023, 09:05:12 AM »

I have a machine with 4 spindles. For the tool offsets I'm using M52 commands im M6 macro.
All four spindles are driven with the same frequency inverter
All is working fine 
I'm using M6 Tx command to automatically set correct M52 offset in my G-code.
The only problem is that M6 automatically shut down spindle when it is executed.
This I do not need since I do not change the tool "phisically" in any spindle)
At the end  of my M6 macro (G52 offset) I need to turn spindle again On (or in my G-code after M6 command)
That makes delays in my work 

Is there any option to set Mach3 not to shut down spindle when calling M6?
(Also the completely empty M6 macro shut down the spindle)

Thanks

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: While IsMoving issue - Procedure - the loop freezes

« on: October 29, 2023, 11:34:50 AM »

Hi TPS

Yes, this could be a solution... but...
In this case I need to set all this  offset's before starting G-code.
When I will touch my workpiece  X, Y and Z position (G54)  then I would need to calculate and set ofsets for G55, G56,...
I prefer a solution that offset's for Spindle2 and Spindle3 is set automatically. Someting like G54 + X150
With G52 in macropump this was a nice solution but unfortunately it does not work in combination with M6Start...

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: While IsMoving issue - Procedure - the loop freezes

« on: October 26, 2023, 02:19:44 PM »

I almost lost hope...
I tried all possible versions of Mach3, reinstalled WIN (from win11 to Win10),... without success.
Sometimes the procedure executed normally, but mostly I got "Error on line: Internal error <While IsMoving>..."
After spending many hours, I found a conflict between the tool change procedure (where I used axis movements and While IsMoving...), and the Macropump procedure.
In Macropump I used the function "G52  X150"  and  "G52  Y150"
I used this because I have three spindles on the machine and according to the selected tool in the program, the movement was automatically performed...
Now, when I wanted to arrange automatic tool change on one of these spindles, it got complicated...

Is there any other possibility of automatic movement of the coordinate system without additional M-codes in the G-code itself - movement to the corresponding spindle according to the selected tool number?

I would like for tools 1-5 (Spindle1) to have no movement (only the zero point is taken into account), for tools 6-10 (Spindle2) a movement for the zero point + X150mm (this is the distance between the Spindles), and for tools 11-15 (Spindle3) for Y150mm .

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: While IsMoving issue - Procedure - the loop freezes

« on: October 25, 2023, 07:36:15 AM »

I installed the latest version of Mach3 as suggested by Tweakie.CNC - unfortunately the situation remained the same 
Then I tried the R3.043.022 version as suggested by TPS... at first it seemed to fix the problem. A few times even the axis shift procedure worked. Then the same thing again... the While Ismoving loop loops endlessly. If I interrupt the procedure and activate STOP, sometimes the axis moves successfully when trying again.
Sometimes all three axes start moving slowly, even though the movement in the procedure (macro script) is requested for only one axis.
Now I will try reinstalling WIN... hopefully I can report a successful fix...

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VB and the development of wizards / While IsMoving issue - Procedure - the loop freezes

« on: October 24, 2023, 08:25:11 AM »

Greetings,
I have a very unusual problem that I have never encountered before.
Basically, it is a very simple procedure that does not work on the machine where I have installed the latest version of MACH3 (Mach3Version3.043.066) and WIN11.
Mach3 is combined with CSMIO-IP-S
In any procedure where While IsMoving() is used, the loop spins endlessly even though the previous command - the G-code for moving an individual axis is finished (The axis is successfully moved to the required position)

Example:

Code: [Select]

Code("G01 G53 Z0 F200")
While IsMoving
Sleep(20)
Wend
Even without Sleep(20) it doesn't work
I tried reinstalling MACH3, also running it in compatibility mode with WIN7, XP,... without success

On another computer, the same procedure works without a problem.
I've tried many things but unfortunately I can't solve the problem.
Any other suggestions on how to solve the problem - without replacing the computer? (this one is new)

Thanks

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Mach Screens / Re: FRO Slider

« on: March 07, 2021, 11:03:07 AM »

Hello

I know this is very old post... but, perhaps someone has solve this issue?

I have the same problem... what ever value I enter as slider max it goes over 250...

Any solution...?

Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 turn spindle dro not working, spindle speed changing while jogging

« on: January 13, 2021, 11:22:24 AM »

Finally succeeded to upgrade MACH3 to .063 version.

It works great 
The threads are as they actually should be.
Thank you all for your patience and all your help.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 turn spindle dro not working, spindle speed changing while jogging

« on: December 21, 2020, 06:19:32 AM »

Thanks
I will do it. 
I have used an old computer with already installed and licensed MACH3 - removed from old milling machine.
On milling machine it was all OK and I did not upgrade MACH3 - my bad..

Thanks again

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 turn spindle dro not working, spindle speed changing while jogging

« on: December 21, 2020, 04:09:33 AM »

Thanks

I will try and report the result ..

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 turn spindle dro not working, spindle speed changing while jogging

« on: December 21, 2020, 04:02:02 AM »

Thanks

Sorry, I'm not real lathe user... I deal more with milling and, above all, with the retrofitting of machines.
I assume there is a difference in moving along the X axis.
I have a problem with the Z-axis ...

To this day, I have not encountered such problems ...