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General Mach Discussion / Re: Turn laser on and off for reference.

« on: December 24, 2019, 05:57:28 AM »

Thanks again now I got some reading to do..

 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Turn laser on and off for reference.

« on: December 23, 2019, 02:02:42 AM »

Is there anyway to assign G code to a on/off button in Mach3?

Yes there is but you will need to add a VB button to your screen. This is done with a screen editor; https://www.machsupport.com/downloads-updates/screensets/

Then a VB script or macro is created and added to the new button. It's easy enough to do but there is some learning to be done.

Tweakie.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: I need HELP !!

« on: December 22, 2019, 01:31:04 AM »

1/2 step is not good for smooth movement - it is more usual to use 1/8 or 1/10.

Could you post more details of your machine and controller - a couple of pictures would be good.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Turn laser on and off for reference.

« on: December 22, 2019, 01:20:08 AM »

As with most things there is always more than one way.
My solution to switching my laser ON/OFF at any power setting is to gate the M10/M11 signal with the PWM signal. If it is any help to you this is described here; https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=12444.msg265104#msg265104

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Code snippets

« on: December 21, 2019, 07:43:40 AM »

Hi Peter,

I think the best and easiest way is to use a CAD/CAM software to draw your part (or import the .dxf / drawing file) then it can create the Gcode for you automatically applying the tool radius and offsets, etc. Actually writing the Gcode by hand seems a bit outdated nowadays.

One of the most popular range of CAD/CAM programs is made by Vectric; https://www.vectric.com/ (for what it does it is worth every penny).
There are also many FREE softwares, one I use a lot is F-Engrave; https://www.scorchworks.com/Fengrave/fengrave.html

Perhaps Google free CAD/CAM software.

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: How to get Fusion 360 to work with Mach3?

« on: December 21, 2019, 05:23:36 AM »

I have sent you a PM.

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: How to get Fusion 360 to work with Mach3?

« on: December 21, 2019, 02:14:47 AM »

Do you have a genuine Mach3 license ?

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Unlicensed Mach4 on desktop?

« on: December 19, 2019, 05:00:17 AM »

Yes you can. 

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

« on: December 18, 2019, 05:29:30 AM »

Hello everyone,
how and where do i open a topic and make my presentation?
obs .: sorry my bad english. I use google translator.
Dantas

Hi Dantas,

Welcome.

Open General Mach Discussion section then click 'New Topic' button.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: moteur

« on: December 16, 2019, 06:29:26 PM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=42214.0