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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / My Custom 5 axis Machine using (only possible with mach4 industrial)

« on: September 26, 2019, 02:13:34 PM »

Thought I'd show my current machine in action. Makes use of Mach4 Industrails MacroB programming features.
I Have a Custom Post that allows me to not repost Gcode just cause of a tool change. (which can get old at times.)

2 videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HITi_qITigY&t=161s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz0i6Nit5HE

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Mach4 General Discussion / How do you set pound variables to #0 in LUA?

« on: August 28, 2018, 04:57:34 PM »

Hello everyone. Im wondering how to set a pound variable to #0
In mach4 lua. I know how to set a pound variable to a number.... but how
Do you do you set it to null?

Anyone try this before?

Thanks.

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Mach4 General Discussion / is a subprogram or Macro faster in the file itself or read from disk?

« on: August 16, 2018, 03:44:31 PM »

I want to know if a subprogram or Macro, that is included in the same gcode file will run faster than a subprogram or Macro saved on disk.
I've just noticed that every time i run a Macro using G65 Mach4 pauses for a second. does this have to do with MST? or is the fact that the subprogram is saved to disk?

before i ran a bunch of tests, thought i would ask in the forums in case anyone knows the answer.

thanks!

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Mach4 General Discussion / how do you supress look ahead in macro programming?

« on: August 14, 2018, 01:48:55 PM »

Hi I have come in to some issues when using Macro B programming.
it seems like lookahead is messing with some variables im trying to get get. Is there any way to turn off lookahead in a macro B program?
I know the haas uses a forward slash. I was hoping we had something similar.

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Mach4 General Discussion / how can i use my own lua libraries in mach 4 ?

« on: April 23, 2018, 03:55:53 PM »

i want to use some linear algebra libraries inside of my lua scripts in MACH4.
Is this possible? if so is there a specific directory where i have to save these libraries in order for lua to import them properly.

help appreciated.

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HiCON Motion Controller / How to access registers of hicon integra

« on: November 15, 2017, 10:54:40 PM »

Anyone know how to see the registers for hicon integra in mach4?
Im trying to display some encoder dros from registers

Thanks.

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Mach4 General Discussion / what version of fanuc does mach4 industrial run?

« on: September 05, 2017, 09:17:15 PM »

Unfortunately the DOCS dont say what version of Fanuc mach4 industrial runs. (unless i missed it somehow)
id like to know where and what the system variable names are.

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Mach4 General Discussion / where to find the machine.ini file?

« on: July 12, 2017, 11:35:38 PM »

anyone know where to find the machine.ini file?

i want to check the calibration settings for my probe.

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Mach4 General Discussion / is macro B just as fast or faster than regular gcode?

« on: June 22, 2017, 02:16:50 PM »

mach4 currently does not do inverse kinematics.
I would like to upgrade to mach4 industrial and use macro B programming to read the I J K vector values and convert them into angles in real time depending on the tool length

This is for my 5 axis self made machine.

currently the gcode I am using is based on angles. Which means everytime i use a tool with a different length i have to regenerate the gcode. This is getting very old for me.... im tired of working like this.

If i upgrade to mach4 industrial which includes macro B programming and i am able to do this...
will macro B run just as fast as regular gcode? or will i notice some delays?

i want to make a function that calculates the angle based on the vector values and the tool length, and then rotate my rotary heads accordingly and also move my linear axis to compensate for those rotations accordingly.

i hope this makes sense.

thanks!

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Mach4 General Discussion / subroutines?

« on: June 13, 2017, 11:22:52 AM »

anyone know where the subroutine files go?
like what folder? i found one in:
C:\Mach4Hobby\Subroutines\O0001

but when I call the command from the MDI it says it cant find it.

is this only supported in mach4 industrial?

i can do a subRoutine if i build it into the same gcode file. But not by saving it in the subroutines folder like  the manual says.

thanks.