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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / making gear and odd shaped gears

« on: May 19, 2015, 10:31:08 AM »

I remember quite some time ago Art had mad a program to make some really odd gears.  What was that and is it still around?

Thanks RobJ

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Feature Requests / Couple things - User parameters and Distance off the home switch

« on: October 29, 2011, 09:35:59 PM »

First off Mach3 is a great program.  I commend you, the guys who have programmed this.

1) I'd like to see "User" parameters for us to integrate into our G-code.  Seimens does this in there modern CNC's.  They call them R-parameters.  Here is a sample on how they are used.

R10=5   ; Slow speed
R11=10  ; High Speed
R12=8    ; project X length

N10 G01 X=5+R12 F=R10
N20 G03 X2.25 Y2.25 CR2.25 F=R11+R10

This allows you to write a core program and just tweak parameters at the top of you program to change the desired effects.  What I wrote is lame but hopefully you get the idea.

2)  with all the trouble and false trips after homing could there be a parameter to adjust the "axis" a set value away from the switch.  "Home position off the switch" = .250" etc...

Maybe Mach has these features and so far I have not discovered them.