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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach III + Vista + SS = wierdness?

« on: June 25, 2008, 09:38:46 AM »

Thanks guys, that was it. I was just not thinking...

That is out of character for you Jeff. But, it happens to all of us. I know the pressure you've got on you to get the parts made for the solar project. Glad you are sorted. 

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Z stepper jerky

« on: June 25, 2008, 01:50:59 AM »

Gary, it's up to you but maybe you can get the steppers sorted.    I'd really hate for you to go to the trouble and expense of that and still have a problem. 

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Dell laptop smartpc 250n model pp06l - jittery steppers

« on: June 24, 2008, 11:16:41 PM »

Thanks for the tip Rob. 

Brett

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: TurboCad DXF & LCam gcode

« on: June 24, 2008, 11:14:32 PM »

Robert, are you running the Demo version of Mach?

brett

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Video P*r*o*b*i*n*g / Re: Calibration

« on: June 24, 2008, 11:12:57 PM »

Tom, get to play with it anymore since the workshop?

You really post some informative information. 

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Z stepper jerky

« on: June 24, 2008, 11:01:22 PM »

No Gary, that didn't work. 

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Changes and hair loss!

« on: June 24, 2008, 10:21:08 PM »

I have sent you a personal message.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Changes and hair loss!

« on: June 24, 2008, 10:07:05 PM »

Wait........ as a simple test, do this please. Go to MDI and type in
M6 T1  then M6 T2 and see what it does. Jum from MDI page to run page after each and see if tool number dro is changeing. Also press cycle start when there. Should see pree cycle start after tool change in the status line from MDI page if it is waiting on you.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Changes and hair loss!

« on: June 24, 2008, 10:02:59 PM »

Changeing the tool number in the tool DRO will not call a tool change. Only an M6 from the MDI line or from your code will do this and it can't be tool 0 I don't think. If this is what your doing then.........

What do you want it to do exactly? The M6 start and M6 end macros will have to be made to suit you I think. Have a look in those and post the code up for us to see if you will. From mach, go to operator, VB script editor. open file and browse to macros, the profile your runing and should see the M6Start.m1s and M6End.m1s files there. Lets see what's in those. However, i think it should just pause and wait for start if you do have stop spindle and wait checked.

Hope this helps.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach III + Vista + SS = wierdness?

« on: June 24, 2008, 09:50:41 PM »

Jeff, I tried it here. You need to put G1 values in front of your F moves and G0 for the rapids. Right now you have none. If you go to MDI and do a G0 move, it is modal, the reason it goes fast after the MDI input, it is still in G0, Rapid. Never sees a G1 to change it. I got the exact same results as you here on the office PC with no SS or Vista. The A is going to 360 at 20 degrees per minute unless I give it a different value or a G0 initially. I can edit your code but I'm not sure how fast you want what to do when. 

Hope this helps and I'm not misunderstanding.

Brett