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General Mach Discussion / Machine Coords not zeroing...
« on: December 16, 2020, 04:39:38 PM »
New user here... Just getting started with Mach3 but I've been running a bunch of CNC equipment and software for years in my hobby shop inc Laser (FSLaser), Waterjet (Wazer), Router/Plasma (Torchmate), and a handful of 3D printers. I've hardly used the 2x4 Torchmate router at all over the years. Largely due to its size and the work required to get it set up. So I picked up a 3018-MX3 so I had something more manageable to get comfortable with.
Anywho...
I've got to get my head around several issues but the lowest level issue I seem to be having is that I can not get the Machine Coordinates to zero out at all. I've researched the crap out of this, found a nice YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npd4Tmik4Is), but it simply doesn't work! I'm running the latest version of the software, and it appears to be talking OK with my little 3018 (including the e-stops and zeroing the tool on the z-axis). Everything I see tells me I should be able to reset the Machine Coord's but I can't get it to work. Basically, as I understand it:
1. Zero the user coords
2. Switch to machine coords
3. Go to settings
4. "Reset Interp"
5. "Zero" X, Y, & Z under "Encoder Position"
6. Send the new X, Y, Z values (+0.0000) "To DRO"
7. Switching back to "Run Program" and nothing has changed. The Machine Coords are still as they were...
I've even tried changing the "Persistent DRO" settings in the config with no effect.
Am I missing something here?
Anywho...
I've got to get my head around several issues but the lowest level issue I seem to be having is that I can not get the Machine Coordinates to zero out at all. I've researched the crap out of this, found a nice YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npd4Tmik4Is), but it simply doesn't work! I'm running the latest version of the software, and it appears to be talking OK with my little 3018 (including the e-stops and zeroing the tool on the z-axis). Everything I see tells me I should be able to reset the Machine Coord's but I can't get it to work. Basically, as I understand it:
1. Zero the user coords
2. Switch to machine coords
3. Go to settings
4. "Reset Interp"
5. "Zero" X, Y, & Z under "Encoder Position"
6. Send the new X, Y, Z values (+0.0000) "To DRO"
7. Switching back to "Run Program" and nothing has changed. The Machine Coords are still as they were...
I've even tried changing the "Persistent DRO" settings in the config with no effect.
Am I missing something here?