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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 GCode line limit

« on: June 27, 2011, 05:31:45 AM »

Yes, I think the code was a crap to, but it worked fine to get what I needed.
This is the first time that I use LazyTurn. I usually go with the Lathe Wizards that are faster and ready to use.
I will improve my CAD ability trying to realize something else with arc and much more complex entities.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 GCode line limit

« on: June 26, 2011, 03:31:08 PM »

Yes, maybe....
But if you use LazyTurn as I'm doing, you will discover that for a simple object a lot of GCode lines are produced  just to follow the object shape.
I was just trying to turn a new shaving-brush handle for my old brush (but very good) and the amount of lines was well above the 500....
Anyway, job done splitting the GCode file in smaller parts.

Bye.
Alberto

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 GCode line limit

« on: June 25, 2011, 03:47:26 PM »

Really strange. And why?
Anyway that's the way it is.
OK. Post Closed!
Thanks Hood.

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 GCode line limit

« on: June 25, 2011, 03:17:09 PM »

Hi there.
I've been using the 3.042 Mach3 trial version for a long time now and only today I noticed that I can not run more than 150 lines of Gcode.
I know that for the trial version the line limit is set to 500 lines!
This happens in Mach3Turn as far as I know because I didn't try the Mill version yet (I mean with a part code over the 150 lines).
My setup is Windows XP SP3 and KeyGrabber.

Can someone tell me where I go wrong?
Thanks in advance.

Alberto

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Lathe wizards collection

« on: September 08, 2010, 02:30:00 AM »

Many thanks.
Any link to follow or specific topic to look for?

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Lathe wizards collection

« on: September 07, 2010, 10:04:30 AM »

I'm sorry if this is not the right place to post this topic.

I'm looking for a "collection" of lathe wizards something that can expand the default wizards library.
I did already get the "Turning extra", but is there anything tha can create a shape like a JAR?

Thanks everybody.
Alberto

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hotkeys for buttons on screen...

« on: June 09, 2010, 10:31:25 AM »

Thanks Hood. Problem almost resolved. It was the Shuttle Accel settings. I just have to find the correct setting.
Anyway I don't know why this happened cause I saved my config files from the old version and supposed they worked correctly also in the new (last)one...
Good to know it.

Alberto

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hotkeys for buttons on screen...

« on: June 09, 2010, 03:47:17 AM »

OK, I'll check it.
Another strange thing happened today.
I upgraded to Mach3 version 3 demo from version 1.84 demo.
Almost everything is working fine. No more problem with Screen4 and so on, just I don't understand why when I reverse the motor direction with backlash enabled (does not matter the percent of backlash speed) the motor reverse the direction slowly and then run at usual speed.
When the backlash is disabled (but I have some to take into account!!!) the motor speed is always the same unless specified in the interface. This strange behaviour take place if I jog the motor with the keyboard arrows, with GCode command and with the joypad too.
The slow movement in the opposite direction is not just the one used to eliminate backlash (few 10th of mm) but is more than few mm (4 or 5 mm)!!

OK, may be this is not the correct section to post this question but I will be happy if you can help me.
Thanks

Alberto

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hotkeys for buttons on screen...

« on: June 08, 2010, 05:25:22 PM »

Hood, thank again.
I installed Screen4 on a new PC, the one I use to drive my CNC machines, and everything works great now. I'm able to change the hotkey codes and to assign hoykeys to my new joypad.
I cannot understand why on my office PC, that is bigger and faster and super...., the whole environment doesn't work correctly.
Anyway, glad I found you.

Ciao
Alberto

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hotkeys for buttons on screen...

« on: June 08, 2010, 10:22:34 AM »

I'm sorry, but no way to solve it. I did a new Screen4 installation in the way you suggest me but the error message is still there.
I'll try on another PC at this point.
I kindly ask you Hood, if you can post the modified screen set to zero the Z DRO too.

Thanks in advance.
Alberto