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General Mach Discussion / Re: Best way to Pause a Mach3 job

« on: May 02, 2020, 05:45:46 AM »

Hi Craig

Thanks for a very good explanation of this, much appreciated.

I will try to do some experiment with your sugestions.

Cheers

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General Mach Discussion / Best way to Pause a Mach3 job

« on: May 01, 2020, 10:06:58 PM »

How do I pause a Mach3 gCode run

I need to stop a job after a few hours and come back to it later.

What is the best way?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gage Block height problem

« on: April 30, 2020, 11:36:30 PM »

Great thanks the modification to the script works perfect!

Cheers

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gage Block height problem

« on: April 29, 2020, 08:52:17 AM »

Nothing is going whatever number i put in, it just reverse to the 0.2mm again.

Again, that script has been working ok all the time, so I am thinking if it maybe can be a Win7 update causing it, but I can't remember when I had an update.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gage Block height problem

« on: April 29, 2020, 06:00:33 AM »

Yes here you go.

Remember it has been working before and I have another computer where it is still working.

The machine where it is not working anymore are running Win7 and the other where it is still working is Win10
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Rem   Probe Down by leafboy77 2010-11-20 (Based On Erniebro & PEU Work)

FeedCurrent = GetOemDRO(818)    'Get the current settings, OEM DROs (818)=Feedrate DRO
ZCurrent = GetOemDro(802)   'OEM DROs (802)=Z DRO
GageH = GetOEMDRO(1001)   'OEMDRO(1001)=Gage Block Height
ZNew = ZCurrent - 300      'probe down 20 mm

Code "G90F100"         'slow feed rate to 100 MM/MIN
Rem Code "G4 P1"         'Pause 1 second to give time to position probe plate
Code "G31 Z" &ZNew
While IsMoving()
Sleep(10)
Wend
Call SetDro (2,GageH)      'DRO(2)=Z DRO

FinalMove = GageH + 10
Code "G0 Z" &FinalMove
Code "F" &FeedCurrent       'restore starting feed rate dr.lin 2009.10.16

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gage Block height problem

« on: April 29, 2020, 05:14:08 AM »

Hi and thanks for your answer.

I am not sure if you understand my question.

The thing is that the numbers for the "Gage Block Height" have suddenly changed from 15mm to 0.2mm and I can't change it back so it will work correctly?

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General Mach Discussion / Gage Block height problem

« on: April 28, 2020, 10:37:43 PM »

Sorry I accidentally posted this in the Mach4 and it seems like I can't move or delete my post, so here it is again.

I have a weird problem.
I am using Mach3
My machine is Imported from China and are normally working without problems.

It came with a Gage block which is 15mm and I also got a script for the "Auto Tool Zero" from China which have been working for the last year without any problems.
Then today, I used it as I normally are doing and it is coming down to hit the block and then going up again as usual, but when I run the job the bit is 20mm over the surface of the material???
So then I went into "Offsets" and the number for the Gage block height are not 15mm anymore and I haven't changed anything at all.
Any way when I try to change it back to 15mm it will not change or accept any numbers???

Another question I don't fully understand:
Under "Offsets" there are 2 places where you can set the height for the Gage block - Seems like one is "Current work offset" and the other one is "Active work offset".
What is the difference? and do I have to set the height in both places?

Hope my questions makes sense.
Thanks

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