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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: Set z axis to zero with pen or pencil inserted in mill

« on: January 05, 2019, 07:55:38 AM »

I use the jog keys to lower the Z axis  then Zero the axis DRO when the cutter is touching the surface of the work.

Tweakie.

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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: Set z axis to zero with pen or pencil inserted in mill

« on: January 05, 2019, 07:32:49 AM »

Probably the easiest way of resolving this is to use a spring loaded pen / pencil which can be manually lowered to the work surface, zero set, then raised to a clearance height before starting the Gcode.

You may need to use a bit of imagination to construct the spring loaded pen / pencil but (if only the forum Search facility was working) there are many examples here on the forum. I use a spring loaded knife for vinyl cutting and the height for this is usually set the way I have just described.

Hope this helps.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor Tuning doesnt Open up in mach3

« on: January 04, 2019, 08:13:34 AM »

I have sent you a PM.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor Tuning doesnt Open up in mach3

« on: January 04, 2019, 05:22:53 AM »

If you have changed your BOB (motion controller) then you need to delete the old and re-install the correct drivers (plugin software supplied by nv for that model BOB).

Tweakie.

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Spanish / Re: POSTPROCESADOR PARA 4 EJES CON ARTCAM

« on: January 04, 2019, 01:33:12 AM »

I think the easiest way would be to modify your existing ArtCam post processor to exchange the X - Y axes then save it as 'my rotary' pp.

The details for modifying an ArtCam pp are contained in their .pdf  http://frezeru.ru/files/Postprocessor%20Configuration%20Guide.pdf

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor Tuning doesnt Open up in mach3

« on: January 04, 2019, 01:13:52 AM »

In October you posted "I just tuned motors for the first time with my Windows 10 64 bIT PC Using mach 3 and its working 100%".
What have you changed in your setup to cause the problem ?

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: mach 4 tool change

« on: January 04, 2019, 01:07:33 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=39135.0

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Post Processors / Re: Mastercam 2017 Post Processor

« on: January 03, 2019, 03:02:40 AM »

I don't use MasterCam so cannot be specific but...

Locate your MasterCam Post Processor folder (contains many different .pst files) and copy the Boss_Mach3.pst there. When generating the toolpath within MasterCam select the Boss_Mach3 post processor from the displayed list.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Toolpath display smaller than my work piece.

« on: January 03, 2019, 01:51:34 AM »

Hi Stuart,

I suppose it is possible that a Win update could be to blame.

I use WinXP and am immune to updates, I think I would suspect a corrupt .xml and do a complete re-install of Mach3 to see if the problem persists but, as you say, it is a strange one.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Toolpath display smaller than my work piece.

« on: January 02, 2019, 08:30:35 AM »

When you click Help : About Mach3,  does the Licensed To... box show your name ?