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General Mach Discussion / How do I use new digiitizing plugin?

« on: September 23, 2006, 03:25:15 PM »

I looked for documentation on usinng plugins, if my question iis answered in place that i missed then point me to the answer rather than answering my post

I installed mach3V RC2.0b
I downloaded probing plugin V3.0
I think I installed it with the plugin installer, I recieved an message that it was installed.

I have opened the "config plugins" and selected "Enable"
when I click "config" I get a message that I should select "3d probinng from menu"
which "menu" and what do i do after that

Is the plugin used inside of a wizard? I am unclear on this wholle concept of plugins
....what do i do next?

thanks

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LazyCam (Beta) / Tool dia, where is it taken into account?

« on: September 10, 2006, 08:26:24 PM »

If  import a cad file with the part geometry, where do I take the tool geometry into account?
In LC or Mach3?

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LazyCam (Beta) / Update LC without Mach

« on: September 04, 2006, 09:16:54 PM »

How do update from V2.53 of LC without updateing Mach?
I want to stay wth V1.84 of Mach?

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LazyCam (Beta) / Info on intro to Lazycam?

« on: August 01, 2006, 08:33:51 PM »

I watched one video on Lazycam
Are there any other learning resources available? ( manual, wiki, help file)?

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Accessing value stored in a parameter

« on: July 22, 2006, 07:48:38 AM »

The manual has an example of using a probe to find the centre and diameter of a hole (section 10.7.12.3).
It stores the value for the calculated average diameter in paramater #1034

How to I know what the value is, after the program has run?
....
N320 #1034=[[#1014 + #1024] / 2.0] (find average hole diameter)
...

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / G31 again

« on: July 15, 2006, 03:53:02 PM »

I have trouble using G31. I am new to all this.

When I type into the MDI screen G31 Z0-.1, nothing happens.

I tried the probe wizard ( the one by Art) and the program runs except that at the G31 lines almost nothing happens, the program just goes to the next line of g-code most of the time. On the occasional G31 instruction it seems that the Z backlash is taken up. This happens even when probe depths of .1" are input.

I have verified in the Diagnostics screen that the probe is seen by the program ( the LED blinks when I trip the probe with my hand)
This happens with the probe active high and active low
Version 1.84.001 and 1.90.053

Am I missing something?
Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / MaxNC and backlash

« on: April 26, 2006, 06:59:50 PM »

I am trying to set up and old MaxNC10 board ( it is from the year 1999, not one of the 1018A/B boards mentioned in a help documant I read) with Mach3.
I haven't got backlash compensation to work yet, just delays/pauses in code excecution.

I have read some posts about Mach3 not compensating for backlash in wave mode.

Can someone confirm this?
Is there any mods to the board that can be done?
Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Optimisation procedure on install of Mach3

« on: April 19, 2006, 07:31:53 PM »

I am doing a clean install of XP on a PC dedicated to my CNC
I am doing the optimisation procedure from the file called "optimisation%20XP"

I have a few questions:
1- I have set " Remote procedure call (RPC)" to automatic as instructed
my question is:
 "Remote procedure call (RPC) Locator" should that be disabled?
( I know nothing about these things, but is seems to me, based on their description, that they should be set the same.

2-  I tried to update windoes as the optimsation file instructed. The windows site said that I should set " Automatic Updates" to Auto and also set "BITS" to manual., I did and then did my updates ( none were required)

my question is:
  Do I leave the two settings as is, or put them back as per the optimisation file?
3-  will I be able to get onto my network? I would only plug in the cat5 cable when I want to get onto my home lan for updates etc.


thanks

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General Mach Discussion / File system for clean install of WinXP

« on: April 18, 2006, 08:41:59 PM »

I am doing a clean install of XP on a PC (P3 733mhz, 256 meg ram, 16 gig HDD, a little slow I know) dedicated to my CNC

I chose NTFS
should I have chosen FAT32?

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 manual?

« on: March 25, 2006, 07:16:45 PM »

I am considering Mach3, Is the manual avaialable for download?