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Mach4 General Discussion / Why is Mach 4 called Piece height Hobby now instead of Mach 4 Hobby???

« on: August 28, 2023, 07:54:01 PM »

Last night I was configuring modbus in Mach4 for my plasma setup and pretty much have it right.
what is very strange is that now instead of Mach4 displaying Mach4 hobby in the upper left corner is displays "Pierce Height Hobby"

Pierce Height was one of the variables I set up in modbus but why/how did it change the name of the program?

I feel like I should find out how to fix this before I waste any more time configuring the rest of the program.

I've attached a pic and my profile file.
note, I imported this profile file to another computer and it too show's Pierce Height Hobby in the upper left corner.

I'm stumped!!

Any ideas???

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Mach4 General Discussion / Go to Zero and other things I miss about Mach 3

« on: April 24, 2023, 10:53:14 PM »

I'm learning  Mach 4 after nearly 20 years with Mach 2/3.

Did the "Go to Zero button" vanish or maybe I'm just not looking in the right place?

also,
Is there a way to set up the keyboard jogs as automatic when starting Mach 4?

I have an I Mach Pendant (model P1AS)  I haven't connected it to my new machine (plasma cutter) Is there a way to enable it on bootup of Mach 4?

thanks in advance everybody!

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Mach4 General Discussion / computer suggestion for Mach 4?

« on: April 02, 2023, 01:10:41 PM »

Hi,
I'm going to be running Mach 4 with the ESS board and WarpRunner THC.

What are the minimum requirements to run Mach 4?

I'd like to stay with a small laptop or even a tablet if possible. Needs to have an ethernet for the ESS/

Thanks All!

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Mach4 General Discussion / FRO not functioning at very beginning of routine?

« on: March 25, 2022, 04:52:53 PM »

Mach 4
Win &
ESS

Anybody else notice that FRO doesn't work on first few lines of code?

After loading I lower feedrate down to 15-20% to make sure there are no surprises out of the gate.
What happens is the machine runs at 1$ until it hits the line of code sending the Z down to it's commanded position. FRO works OK from there.

Sample lines of code;

%
(FILENAME: BigManRough.nc)
(STOCK/BLOCK, 36.000, 24.000, 13.652, -0.000, 12.000, 0.000)
G20G64G17
G90
(TOOL/MILL,1.9685,0.98425,1.750,0.0)
M6 T2
M3 S5000
G0X0.0000Y0.0000Z13.7516
(Parallel Rough)
(Roughing Level Depth: 12.207)
G0X35.9770Y-11.2263
G1A0.0000Z12.2073F100.0
G1Z12.2073F100.0
X0.0000
Y-9.4547

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General Mach Discussion / reference home finds home then back off and keeps going and going........

« on: February 10, 2022, 01:04:49 AM »

I have a new machine build and this is my first experience with the Ethernet SS.

Problem; When I hit the reference all one the home screen or go axis by axis in the diagnostics screen I have the same problem. The axis moves towards home until finding the limit switch (albeit, it crashes into it) and then backs off as it should.....and like the Energizer Bunny, it just keeps going, and going. Not sure how far, but after 12 inches or so on a 50 inch axis I'm pretty sure something was up. Both X (two steppers running twin ballscrews slaved as X and A) and the Y axis have the same issue. I haven't brought the
Z and rotary axis online yet.

Been through the homing config, SS data monitoring, Can't figure this one out?

Mach 3 latest version recommended by Warp 9 under Win 7 ESS with C25 BOB.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance all!

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General Mach Discussion / how to trigger a feed hold?

« on: April 16, 2011, 04:41:40 PM »

I'm having some trouble with my HFD faulting from time to time and I want the 3 axis to feed hold when this happens.

I've got it configured so that when the HFD faults it triggers a E stop but then I lose position. 

How to I command Mach to do a feed hold when the drive faults?

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General Mach Discussion / digitizing wizard giving weird code

« on: October 08, 2010, 10:52:32 AM »

This is a sample of the code I'm getting after running the digitizing wizard.

What is going on here? 15 decimal places? And what's with the e+66?

 (DigitiAe File)
M40
G92X0Y0A0
F100
 G0X0Y0A0
 G31 A-6.27743856220419E+66
 G0 A0
 G0X0.004Y0A0
 G31 A-6.27743856220419E+66
 G0 A0
 G0X0.008Y0A0
 G31 A-6.27743856220419E+66
 G0 A0
 G0X0.012Y0A0
 G31 A-6.27743856220419E+66
 G0 A0
 G0X0.016Y0A0

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General Mach Discussion / speeding up digitizing wizard G 31 has long pause when scanning.

« on: September 25, 2010, 01:33:22 PM »

The digitizing wizard (both the 3 axis and 4 axis version) use the G31 command.

I've built an axillary high speed Z axis that is belt driven and is dedicated to my touch probe.

The problem I'm having is I still can't get any speed out of the scanning process because the scanning routine stops and pauses for at least a full second before it retracts the probe and moves to the next position.

Anyway to get a shorter pause period?  Also noticed the probe moves much faster on retract than it does on the way down. I'd like to change these values as well.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Tristar

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General Mach Discussion / Delay in Digitizing Wizard?

« on: August 25, 2010, 10:29:58 AM »

Any way to change the amount of time the probe sits on the object being digitized before calling for a Z up command.

The digitizing wizard pauses for about .5 second on each point. Sounds like a small amount of time but it really adds up.

Any way around this?

Thanks, Larry

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VB and the development of wizards / Digitizing Wizard giving me lower case letters?

« on: August 18, 2010, 08:24:30 PM »

I'm using a touch probe and running the digitizing wizard. I went into config/ mill options and put a check in the box to have Mach put the axis letters in the output code.

Only problem, Seems the latest version of Mach 3 adds the letters in lower case.

My cam program ignores lower case letters as commands etc.

I can change them with a word processor but is there another way?

Thanks, L