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Machscreen Screen Designer / exporting .set files

« on: September 13, 2013, 11:54:28 AM »

Hi, I have a question regarding Machscreen.

I recently designed myself a custom screenset using a version of Machscreen that I downloaded about a year and a half ago, don't know which version it is offhand.
I created the .set on a Win732 laptop, saved the file onto usbzip, then installed it to my pc running the cnc router.(win732 pc)

When I copied the .set file from the laptop(drag&drop) to the usb drive, I got a popup warning......something to the effect "am I sure I want to copy file......file properties will not be copied." I don't remember exactly the warning, but I continued anyway.

Everything appears to be working great on the cnc pc via a quick simulation run, but I have not actually ran any jobs.

My question is should I be concerned with this, maybe some sneaky problem that shows up in the worst of times?

Thanks for any input, and for a really useful piece of software!

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Mach3 under Vista / Mach3 support for windows 7?

« on: November 10, 2012, 09:25:13 PM »

Hello forum,

Does Mach3 work reliably with Windows 7 32bit and the parallel port?  It seems very odd that most related questions to the subject here on this forum go unanswered or are answered vaguely. 

If so, anyone successful with this willing to walk me through troubleshooting erratic, inconsistent "clunks" from the step motors on my router.  This is my third attempt (mildly frustrated, to put it lightly) at a new,clean install, custom built, dedicated PC for the purpose, and still no joy.  Well I haven't connected this one to the router, but the drivertest utility results appear near identical to the first two PCs, very "spikey".  And both of those PCs yielded less than desirable results in actual operation on my small 3 axis router.

My limited understanding of the drivertest is that you want a very flat line, but no joy there for me.  I certainly could use a better understanding of the test, to say the least.  My computer skills are at most, basic, and questions directed to those more knowledgeable often take for granted my knowledge base.  I am hoping that I am simply not catching something with the PC configuration and setup. 

But it also seems peculiar that there is only an "XP optimization" reference file available from Artsoft, not one for 7, even though it has been asked for a couple times right here on the Machsupport forum.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated!