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General Mach Discussion / Problem in Mach3 R3.042.029?
« on: November 07, 2009, 08:57:13 AM »
Today I cut a few basic shapes from wood - 1.5mm per pass - 200mm per minute, and had quite a few problems.
I have had my machine for over a year, and it has worked perfectly - only last week, did I upgrade to Mach3 R3.042.029. I have not tried Mach3 R3.042.031 - I just want feedback to see if upgrading will actually fix the problem. I will definitely upgrade next week. I am quite sure it is something to do with software. I am using a Pentium 4, Windows XP, 512MB RAM. About 5-35% CPU continuously while program is running. No programs in the background - computer is not connected to the internet.
Because my wood is 6mm thick, I do about 5 passes. The trouble is, randomly, when going to another location for cutting a new shape, or starting another pass, Mach 3 would move to the wrong place for no reason - it would be out by up to 5cm (X or/and Y). My controller is working perfectly - there are no skips when I jog manually. The axis are protected from dust. It is not my G-code - the preview is correct, and the same G-code was used to cut out the same shapes in different sections of the material. But with two of the five cuts I did with the same G-code, on the final pass, the machine decided to jump out of position - however it would continue to cut out the shape. This is a real pain - because I wasted quite a lot of material.
Any know issues?
I have had my machine for over a year, and it has worked perfectly - only last week, did I upgrade to Mach3 R3.042.029. I have not tried Mach3 R3.042.031 - I just want feedback to see if upgrading will actually fix the problem. I will definitely upgrade next week. I am quite sure it is something to do with software. I am using a Pentium 4, Windows XP, 512MB RAM. About 5-35% CPU continuously while program is running. No programs in the background - computer is not connected to the internet.
Because my wood is 6mm thick, I do about 5 passes. The trouble is, randomly, when going to another location for cutting a new shape, or starting another pass, Mach 3 would move to the wrong place for no reason - it would be out by up to 5cm (X or/and Y). My controller is working perfectly - there are no skips when I jog manually. The axis are protected from dust. It is not my G-code - the preview is correct, and the same G-code was used to cut out the same shapes in different sections of the material. But with two of the five cuts I did with the same G-code, on the final pass, the machine decided to jump out of position - however it would continue to cut out the shape. This is a real pain - because I wasted quite a lot of material.
Any know issues?