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General Mach Discussion / Re: DRO shows movement, but machine does not move.

« on: July 21, 2013, 12:28:55 PM »

Hi John,

With Mach3 running the axes should lock when power is applied to the machine.

Do your stepper motor drivers require an 'enable signal' ?
If so then check your 'Mach3 Config / Ports & Pins / Output signals' to see if it is set correctly. If you are using the parallel port for machine communication then also check the parallel port address 'Config / Ports & Pins / Port setup' to make sure that is correct.

If your stepper motor drivers do not require an 'enable signal' then the motors should lock when power is applied to the machine irrespective or Mach3 running or not - so the problem is most likely within your stepper motor drivers or their power supply. Perhaps checking all your wiring and associated connectors may reveal the problem also check your stepper motors power supply voltages.

Hope this helps.

Tweakie.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Motor Tuning Dialog Not Appearing

« on: July 19, 2013, 11:20:03 AM »

Pleased you got it sorted Tom.

Don't forget to post some pictures of the things you make with your machine in the show'n'tell section http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/board,43.0.html 

Tweakie.

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Post Processors / Re: Here's Delcam Featurecam Mach3 Mill and Turn Post Processors

« on: July 18, 2013, 08:11:06 AM »

Hi M5Boost,

Welcome to the forum.

Thank you for providing the post processors, should be most useful for those with FeatureCam.

Tweakie.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Motor Tuning Dialog Not Appearing

« on: July 17, 2013, 11:40:31 AM »

Hi Tom,

Welcome to the forum.

2. Copied the C:\Mach3 directory to a machine running Vista.

This is not the best way to carry out an installation.

Re-install Mach3, from the installation program, onto the machine running Vista.

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Newbie needs help

« on: July 11, 2013, 04:13:36 AM »

trying to load uc 100 on to my Toshiba satellite laptop with windows 8   getting a usb driver error ??    Joe

Hi Joe,

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps checking all the documentation on the UC100 website may help. http://cncdrive.com/UC100.html
Or else try contacting them directly (basically this sounds like a UC100 problem rather than a Mach3 problem).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: goto zero z-position

« on: July 09, 2013, 11:29:05 AM »

OK, I understand now what you are referring to.
No, Mach3 does not do that unless the tool-path has been created with a sign making software as this is basically a job for the CAD /CAM software rather than Mach3.
I may be wrong but I believe that Aspire4 now incorporates this feature in it's gadgets. 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: goto zero z-position

« on: July 09, 2013, 08:44:52 AM »

Would it be possible to embed our drag knife swivel code in the mach3 operation, such that the swivel actions are added on the fly as the g-code is executing.  Basically this swivel code finds a corner in a g-code program and makes modifications such that the knife is lifted, turned, and then lowered back to the cutting depth.

The Mach3 "Tangential control" does the job - although there are some special rules to be observed with arc circles, it is simple enough to use.

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Mach not importing full job. non-demo version. Tested with Cambam and Partkam

« on: July 09, 2013, 04:56:46 AM »

Hi Blitz,

Welcome to the forum.

If you attach your Mach3Mill.xml file or if you are using a named profile then [your profile].xml file (rename it to blitz.xml and use the additional options below your reply) we can take a look at your Mach3 setup and make a diagnosis of the problem.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: goto zero z-position

« on: July 09, 2013, 02:52:13 AM »

Hi SM,

Welcome to the forum.

Is it possible to alter the goto zero function such that it moves the x and y axis to zero and leaves the z axis at the safe z-height?

(Depending on your screen set) - The existing Goto Zero button executes an OEM code but if you are prepared to use a screen designer such as "Klaus's Mach Screen" there is nothing to stop you replacing the Goto Zero button with an identical looking VB button which contains the code of your choice - for example moving the Z axis to a safe height then zero the X and Y axes.

It is bit of a learning curve but worth the effort.

http://www.machsupport.com/software/downloads-updates/screensets/
http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/videos-tutorials/

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Zero a display

« on: July 07, 2013, 02:49:35 AM »

Hi Pete,

Welcome to the forum.

There is always more than one way but this is perhaps the easiest…

Create a macro (in your Mach3, macros, [your profile (typically Mach3Mill)] folder called M999.m1s (this is typically a Word Pad document with an .m1s file extension)
Enter into the macro the commands of your choice.

For example: A M999.m1s macro containing the command   DoOEMButton(1008)   will zero the X axis DRO whenever the Code   M999   is called within your program.

More info on macros and the OEM Button codes can be found in this document http://www.machsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mach3_V3.x_Macro_Prog_Ref.pdf

Tweakie.