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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 & G203v W/microstepping how to have DRO'S read in .00002" increments?

« on: January 06, 2017, 03:48:33 AM »

I dont intend to make the machine more accurate than it is. As it was built. I only want the ability to command mach3 to move in .00002" increments and display this movement in the DRO with an additional decimal place.

Hi Nate,

If you use one of the Screen Designers (http://www.machsupport.com/software/downloads-updates/screensets/) you can change the DRO’s to display the number of decimal places you desire (Format String  %+.5f  will display 5 decimal places).

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Vcarve doesn’t see Mach3 running to save G-code directly to Mach3

« on: January 05, 2017, 10:22:23 AM »

License details are here; http://www.machsupport.com/shop/mach3/

Tweakie.

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Promote and discuss your product / Re: New product released from XHC Alex

« on: January 05, 2017, 01:36:25 AM »

I am pleased to hear that the problem has been resolved and that the pendant is now working OK.

My congrats to Alex He and his after-sales team for their speedy response to users problems reported on our forum.

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / F-Engrave.

« on: January 04, 2017, 02:14:23 AM »

F-Engrave has been mentioned before and it is an excellent FREE engraving software which also includes a V-Carving option.

The Scorch Works website now has an instructional video on using the V-Carve option to produce wood inlay work and it is well worth watching.

 http://www.scorchworks.com/Fengrave/fengrave.html

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: January 04, 2017, 01:44:01 AM »

Hi Hugh,

Welcome to the forum.

Yes sir, you can transport your Mach3 license between computers without issue.

You can also use the same license on more than one computer and provided you are not using a machine for commercial purposes on more than one machine.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: home position with respect to limit switches

« on: January 03, 2017, 02:01:10 AM »

I don’t think it can be done exactly as you have described because the homing switch back-off distance is limited. There is a lot of reading to do but this should help…

1)   Section 4.5 of the Mach3 manual. http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/product-manuals/
2)   The Coordinate System doc. http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,33595.0.html

Tweakie.

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Works in progress / Re: Visual Studio screen integration... Just for fun

« on: January 01, 2017, 02:27:53 AM »

Excellent work Chris.

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Larning th hard way.

« on: December 31, 2016, 07:40:38 AM »

Found it 

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Larning th hard way.

« on: December 31, 2016, 03:03:02 AM »

Just as a tip to othrs, whn th workshop nds claning tak car whn using th shop vac on th computr kyboard. It mad such a good job on min that I had to spnd about an hour going through th bag dust and shavings to find my missing kytops – and thr is still on missing. 

Twaki.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: DIY CNC - Homemade.

« on: December 31, 2016, 02:46:16 AM »

Nice work Steve, thanks for posting the video.

Tweakie.