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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Anyone building wizards for others?

« on: January 15, 2020, 02:35:06 AM »

Hi Beer,

You may find this document of interest;  https://www.machsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mach2_6.11_Custom.pdf

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 new user, help with laser.

« on: January 15, 2020, 02:05:28 AM »

One more thought, if you intend using the M11 / M10 commands…

Because Mach3 is obsolescent (development ceased 6 years ago in favour of Mach4) you should check with the manufacturer of any motion controller you may wish to purchase that it’s Mach3 plugin does indeed fully support the M11 / M10 command set before you commit to buy.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 new user, help with laser.

« on: January 14, 2020, 06:14:22 AM »

When it comes to external motion controllers I think general opinion prefers Ethernet over USB connection and I think you should choose one that also supports Mach4 (you may wish to move to Mach4 in the future) and please avoid any of the cheap controllers that are made in China.

The ESS is good https://warp9td.com/ and so is the UC400ETH http://www.cncdrive.com/UC400ETH.html - I use both of these motion controllers (on different machines) but there are others which you could choose from.

Hope this helps.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: Mach4 Fixture Offsets

« on: January 14, 2020, 04:58:05 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=42351.0

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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: Mach4 Homing doesn't set DRO's to zero

« on: January 14, 2020, 04:57:23 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=42352.0

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 new user, help with laser.

« on: January 14, 2020, 04:54:15 AM »

Unfortunately your USB motion controller does not support the M10 / M11 commands so they will not work.

You could replace your controller with one that supports these commands - you would also need to fit new stepper drivers etc.

A reasonable solution may be to modify your Post Processor to replace the M10/M11 commands with say B0/B1 then configure the B axis within Mach3 and then use the B axis Direction pin for laser switching. (an axis movement command will, like M10/M11, operate without breaking the constant velocity chain - so no delay like M3/M4).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 3D printing problem

« on: January 12, 2020, 07:11:30 AM »

My guess is that you are loosing steps. Please read;
https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=26252.0;attach=36629
In particular the Motor Tuning section will help you set-up your Velocity and Acceleration.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help ...I need to Move Mach 3 from an old Pc to a new laptop ?

« on: January 12, 2020, 06:47:47 AM »

Hi Gary,

As Craig mentioned, if you are going to be using a laptop then you will need a motion controller.

I think general opinion prefers Ethernet over USB connection and choose one that also supports Mach4 (you may wish to move to that in the future) and please avoid any of the cheap controllers that are made in China.

The ESS is good https://warp9td.com/ and so is the UC400ETH http://www.cncdrive.com/UC400ETH.html but there are others to choose from.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Open vectors

« on: January 12, 2020, 01:39:36 AM »

Hi Peter,

V-Carve has told you that there are open vectors in your drawing...
In V-Carve Edit tab you need to select the open vectors then join the vectors - once you have a complete vector then it can be selected and the toolpath created.

You really need to have a read through the Vectric manual - I do appreciate that it's not that easy to understand but you have to go through the learning curve.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: Homing stopped working

« on: January 11, 2020, 01:28:06 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=42332.0