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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lost manual control

« on: April 30, 2015, 08:47:04 AM »

Hi ffulmer,

Have you by any chance accidentally turned off  the 'Jog ON/OFF' button on the main screen ??

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC will not jog

« on: April 30, 2015, 08:43:49 AM »

Hi bteigrob,

If you are using the parallel port then the most common problem is failure to set the LPT port address.
The Mach3 Manual explains in detail the setting up procedure http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/product-manuals/

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: INVENTOR 2015 CAM - MACH3

« on: April 27, 2015, 11:56:40 AM »

Perhaps best to contact SolidCAM directly to ask if they have a post processor specifically for Mach3. Failing that the the basic Fanuc post processor is worth a try.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mogul users

« on: April 24, 2015, 09:02:49 AM »

Unfortunately CNCMogul / Gryphon / et.al. has the reputation of supplying pirate software. http://cncmogulsucks.com/

Before we proceed you need to check with Artsoft licensing http://www.machsupport.com/contact-us/ that you do indeed have a genuine Mach3 license.

You will also need to check with Vectric http://www.vectric.com/company/contact.html that you have a genuine License for Aspire.

I will give you a reasonable time period to confirm the license situation.

Tweakie.

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Mach4 Videos / Re: ESS and Mach4 Setup

« on: April 20, 2015, 04:41:37 AM »

Absolutely excellent job Daz - I am looking forward to part II (and more please).

Tweakie.

2856

General Mach Discussion / Re: Wacky towards the end of G code

« on: April 19, 2015, 01:05:37 PM »

 I have sent you a PM to explain.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wacky towards the end of G code

« on: April 19, 2015, 12:34:03 PM »

Thanks, will try that.
Just to be clear, it is not the PC that gets stuck, rather the table loses position and moves to some odd place.

Ahh - that's a different problem - I thought it was the PC that stopped.

Before going further could you please check with Licensing http://www.machsupport.com/contact-us/ to verify that you are using a genuine Mach3 license.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wacky towards the end of G code

« on: April 19, 2015, 11:34:12 AM »

Just a shot in the dark but it could be that your graphics card is struggling (as can happen with long Gcode programs). Try running your Gcode program with the ToolPath switched off (Diagnostics screen) and see if that cures the problem. If it does then perhaps upgrade your graphics card (more ram).

Tweakie.

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

« on: April 19, 2015, 11:26:09 AM »

Hi Guys,

Welcome to the forum.

As this is really just an introduction thread you need to post your questions as a new topic in the general section for it to receive maximum exposure to the hive mind.

Tweakie.

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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Re: modify my own posts

« on: April 18, 2015, 11:56:31 AM »

ok if it so, some of my post's have to live with my special type of Bavarian english.

No problems Thomas, your English is just fine (a million times better than any of my second languages). 

Tweakie.