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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!
« on: August 22, 2012, 05:47:02 PM »
Hi my name is Jerry, and I am trying to switch from my old controller to the licensed mach3 , using vectric cut 2d instead of bobcat for 2d sign work. I have used the cnc for 20 years with bobcat , and max motion, and just writing the g code myself.
The install went fine as far as operating with the manual keyboard,but not working with the g codes.
My program will not stay in g91 in the general config . It always resets to g90.
Also the letters in the code window are too large to be readable. I have tried changing them both in windows (set to normal) and in mach3.
I have spent many hours trying to make the g code work . My grief probably is in trying to modify a driver to work with the cut 2d program. The gcodes it spits out are ignored by mach3 and even my rewritten code is not followed by mach3.
Anybody out there know how to modify a post processor to work with an old Digital Tool machine and cut 2d? I have tried to modify many with little luck.
It is a good thing that trying to make this work is good for my brain- it certainly isn't for my attitude.
Jerry
The install went fine as far as operating with the manual keyboard,but not working with the g codes.
My program will not stay in g91 in the general config . It always resets to g90.
Also the letters in the code window are too large to be readable. I have tried changing them both in windows (set to normal) and in mach3.
I have spent many hours trying to make the g code work . My grief probably is in trying to modify a driver to work with the cut 2d program. The gcodes it spits out are ignored by mach3 and even my rewritten code is not followed by mach3.
Anybody out there know how to modify a post processor to work with an old Digital Tool machine and cut 2d? I have tried to modify many with little luck.
It is a good thing that trying to make this work is good for my brain- it certainly isn't for my attitude.
Jerry