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General Mach Discussion / Re: 4th A axis irradical behaviour

« on: January 17, 2018, 10:32:26 AM »

That MaoA˜A  ¯Ðtonar certainly seems to be selling a lot of licenses on ebay these days.

A genuine Mach3 license can be purchased from here; http://www.machsupport.com/shop/mach3/

I have sent you a PM.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 4th A axis irradical behaviour

« on: January 17, 2018, 08:26:24 AM »

Hi Aliasant,

Your .xml file is in your Mach3 folder. Bottom right of the main Mach3 screen is your Profile. Your .xml file is entitled <your Profile> .xml

Use the Reply button the Additional Options to attach your .xml file.

Tweakie.

1903

General Mach Discussion / Re: 4th A axis irradical behaviour

« on: January 17, 2018, 08:22:07 AM »

Tweaki    I am getting ready to load a new laptop is .062 the solid locked down version...
thank you
archie

P.S. not meaning to hijack the thread

Hi Jeep534,

Popular opinion amongst our members here says that version .062 is the only one to use.

Tweakie.

1904

General Mach Discussion / Re: 3d scanning with mach3

« on: January 17, 2018, 07:33:05 AM »

Hi Tony,

I think they are both valid ideas.

You would have to try it and see but the cheap measuring lasers may not have the accuracy you require. The high-end types (that measure the phase shift in the reflected wavelength) would certainly be good but may be way too expensive.

A high speed Z axis would be my preference but speed will surely be limited by the onset of surface contact bounce. I can’t easily see a way of detecting only the first surface contact on non-electrically conducting materials. This will give me something to think about.  

Tweakie.

1905

General Mach Discussion / Re: 3d scanning with mach3

« on: January 17, 2018, 05:09:50 AM »

Laser scanners were discussed some years back but the early prototypes never really worked that well and were, I think, just discontinued.
Mechanical probing, especially with 200mm travel and to a 0.5mm tolerance, using the Mach3 Digitize Wizard will work OK but it is such a slow process (typically an overnight job).

Tweakie.

1906

Share Your GCode / Re: "Manners... Maketh... Man..."

« on: January 17, 2018, 04:28:07 AM »

Excellent workmanship and once again, thanks for sharing.

Tweakie.

1907

General Mach Discussion / Re: 4th A axis irradical behaviour

« on: January 17, 2018, 03:43:19 AM »

I have never seen this happen but there are some odd things occur with version .066
Try installing version .062 (over the top of your existing version) and see if that cures the problem ftp://anonymous:guest@ftp.machsupport.com/Mach3/Mach3Version3.043.062.exe
Make a backup of your Mach3 folder first (just in case you need to revert).

Tweakie.

1908

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Is Mach4 really Hobby Material?

« on: January 17, 2018, 01:50:21 AM »

It strikes me that if half (this is my wild guess) of people who try Mach4 who don't carry on with it then is Mach4 really a hobby product?

There have been quite a few long established Mach3 users (and notable forum contributors) who have tried Mach4, not carried on with it, and then moved to using an entirely different software.

Tweakie.

1909

Share Your GCode / Re: Free DXF and Gcode files.

« on: January 17, 2018, 01:30:46 AM »

 

Tweakie.

1910

Tangent Corner / Re: Pyrography.

« on: January 15, 2018, 10:52:47 AM »

Hi Jose,

One question, do you use the method of varying the feedrate also with the laser?

For my laser power control I use constant feed-rate and variable PWM.

Tweakie.