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Mach4 General Discussion / Macro from MDI

« on: August 08, 2019, 06:57:21 PM »

I have tried to search the forum so as not to ask redundant questions, but did not find much. How can a macro work perfect in the editor, but not finish from the MDI? It is saved as an mcs extension. At the moment this is on a demo, does that have something to do with it?
Thanks

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Mach4 General Discussion / Button script

« on: August 06, 2019, 06:14:46 PM »

I am slowly learning to write the macros I used in Mach3 in lua. I have successfully written 6 of them and when running in the zerobrane editor and watching the diagnostics screen, everything does what it is suppose to. (simulation, not hooked up to machine) I named the macro M127.mcs ok no problem. I want to call the script from a button, in mach3 I just called the actual M127, I assume in Mach4 I should write the script to a button with screen editor? So created a button, in the screen editor, then copy and pasted my M127 script I wrote in to the button script. I did delete the function m127() saved screen. The issue is it will not run the script from the button, at least it will not in its entirety. What am I doing wrong? Is it possible to call a Macro from a button?
Much thanks
Dan

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Mach4 General Discussion / Request for help

« on: July 27, 2019, 06:32:12 PM »

Hello all. I have a tube cutting machine that I have been running with mach3 very successfully. However I am changing it and adding a servo to the rear chuck as well. So there will be 5 axis. X length of tube, Y perpendicular to X, Z torch up/down, A is rotary. I need to slave and axis to "A". In mach3 slave axis must be to x y or z. Other options are to hardware slave or change axis designation. Problem is, the cam software is locked in to the a axis being rotary, and really do not want to edit and change each axis letter from x (or Y) to A every time I make a program. Problem with hardware slaving, is these two chucks are only physically tied together when a tube is loaded. So at start up I need to be able to home each one individually.
I am slowly learning Lua (very slowly) I have 8 custom macros I use in mach3 that I am re writing in lua. Two are done. I am also slowly making a new screen set, it is a very basic screen so has not been to much trouble. While I am sure some day by experimentation and this great forum I can get it all to work, I am a bit under the gun. So my long winded question is does anyone write custom macros or screens? Yes I am willing to pay, and can give the mach3 screen and macros to explain what I need to do. I tried to email a user Poppabear (scott) as I see in his signature he does this line of work but email bounces back?
Thanks