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General Mach Discussion / Re: New PlugIn just about done..

« on: February 04, 2011, 10:09:26 AM »

Art,

I have been using a shuttle pro for over two years.  I like it but I want to control more and with out a wire.  I am attempting to get my IPod to be my next interface to the Mach software.

I have found the hotkeys but that does not provide me with all the codes so I can work the way I want to work.

It appears that in the configuration of the shuttle pro, you can control all the items on the the first screen.  How is that being done?  Is it possible to get that info.

I even looked at the Mach3ScreenTweek program but it does not provide what I need.

Can you give me some assistance?

Thanks you.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Auto Zero Is Not Working - Please help.

« on: August 02, 2010, 08:26:04 AM »

Hood,

This file gave me a softlimit error the first time I tried to run it.  I ran with out limits.  I ran the file again without a softlimit error.

I do not understand what the problem can be.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Auto Zero Is Not Working - Please help.

« on: July 30, 2010, 11:14:52 AM »

Hood,

The relative has been zeroing automaticaly when I RefAll.  But they are not.

Let me give you an example of my softlimit problem:  This just happened today.

I received a Min Z SoftLimit Warning when I was test cutting a piece.  My SoftMin setting is -7.50, SoftMax is set to 0.0.  I did a GoToZero and the reading for Machine Coords for Z read -6.9135. The tip of the bit was sitting on top of the material.  The material is 0.118" thick.  I have been cutting with this file and the depth of the cut for this file is 0.118".

There is no way I should have received a SoftLimit warning. 

What is going on?

Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Auto Zero Is Not Working - Please help.

« on: July 30, 2010, 06:47:57 AM »

Hood,

Then what is zeroing the relative x, y and z windows when MachineCoords button is not enabled?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Auto Zero Is Not Working - Please help.

« on: July 30, 2010, 04:33:25 AM »

Hood,

I think I understand part of my problem.  RefAll zeros out MachineCoord's.  SoftLimits is what causes the RealtiveCoords to get zeroed out.

Let me give you more info.  Before I shut my machine down, I have a G59 location that I GoToZ.  X 39, Y 1.5 and Z 0.0.  My SoftLimits is enabled.  When I am ready to work the next day, after the Mach is up and running and the machine is turned on, I hit RefAll to zero out my machine.  Because SoftLimits is on, when the machine homes, besides the Machine Coords zeroing so does the Relative Coords.

What has been happening more recently is that the Relative Coords have not been zeroing out.  Which if I understand correctly would cause me to have a problem with my SoftLimits giving me a problem though I am in a save working location.

What is going on that my Relative Coords are not zeroing out?

And What is the tickler window?

Do I have a correct understand of how things work?

Thanks for your help.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Auto Zero Is Not Working - Please help.

« on: July 29, 2010, 06:37:18 PM »

I had to change the name of the file

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Auto Zero Is Not Working - Please help.

« on: July 29, 2010, 06:28:15 PM »

What is the ticker window?

I will get the file from my CNC computer and post. 

Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Auto Zero Is Not Working - Please help.

« on: July 29, 2010, 06:07:36 PM »

I posted this problem before but it is not resolved.

I have version R3.042.029.

When I run "Ref All Home", X, Y and Z are not getting Zeroed.  I believe this causes me to have a problem with Soft Limits when I try to run a program.  When it does not auto zero, I zero out X, Y by clicking on the appropriate button.

I just tried running a job and I got a soft limits error.  I manually run to the size of the job and I am within the limits of the Home/Soft Limits for all Axises.

I have numerous times, turned off Auto Zero and enabled it.  It works for a couple times with out a problem but it then starts to have a problem.

When do I need to do to fix this problem?  Is this a bug in my version?

It appears to be a problem with Y but I now have Z limit set so I will drive through my spoil board.  I do not like running with soft limits turned off.

I wish that the softlimits message would tell you which limit is out.
Thanks.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problem with Zeroing X, Y, Z after homing.

« on: May 29, 2010, 09:29:40 AM »

Hood,

The system has been correctly finding home.  I do not have any Home Off Values set.

I did what you suggested and that appears to have fixed the problem.  I will see what happens over the next few days.

Thanks for the suggestion.

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General Mach Discussion / Problem with Zeroing X, Y, Z after homing.

« on: May 29, 2010, 08:09:53 AM »

I am using version R3.042.029.  Lately when I click on Ref All Home, the X, Y and Z are not set to zero after it has completed homing the system.  I do have the Auto Zero checked in the Home / SoftLimits Config page for each axis.  What could be the problem.

Thanks