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General Mach Discussion / Re: homing slave axis??

« on: January 07, 2008, 08:09:08 PM »

I think you will have to have a port and pin number and the home switch enabled. If you are only using one limit for the axis, make the pins the same as the other motors home switch for that axis.

Brett

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Can't post G-code

« on: January 07, 2008, 08:06:25 PM »

What does it say in your gcode file option?

Brett

3423

General Mach Discussion / Re: Simple toolchange position

« on: January 07, 2008, 07:07:55 PM »

Is this what you want?

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Simple toolchange position

« on: January 06, 2008, 10:39:16 PM »

.( BTW thanx again Brett for helping me set up my 2nd paralellport, works like a charm)

Your welcome Cory. Are you sorted now? I don't know how I missed the post, but I did. Just saw it today because the other replies bumped it.

Brett

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Feature Requests / Re: Nice Feature to avoid crashing new programs

« on: January 05, 2008, 09:41:29 PM »

Have you tried the MPG in shuttle mode? Not exactly what your describing, but close I think. Select shuttle mode, then start program and crank MPG. Do it in the air first of course.


Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How do I zero Machine Coords for "A-axis"?

« on: January 04, 2008, 08:53:52 PM »

hbaba, I think you will have to play with your DRO properties in general config, bottom right. I'm not sure if it will give the desired results you want or not. You may have to add a vb button to your screen and call it ref a or something and have it do an input and set up that input as A home. Might be able to add script to the ref all button? Just thinking out loud.

Brett

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 3D polyuretane special cutter

« on: January 04, 2008, 08:06:32 PM »

Good looking machine. 

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: So Close to it working!

« on: January 04, 2008, 12:17:27 AM »

Is this a new set up? Has it ever ran before? You can chnage teh direction of homing for the Z either by changing to home neg. in homing and limits or by changing active high/low state in config, ports and pins, motor outputs. For the Y stopping half way, try putting 2000 in the debounce in the top righ of config/general config. Also, on the program run screen, if the softlimits switch is green around the edges, click on it to disable your soft limits.

Brett

Look at this too to get your axis going in the right direction.

stick your left hand in front of you, point your thumb up, first finger ahead and second to the right, that is the +ve direction of the three axis (Thumb is z, first is y and second is X)

Also remember that it is the tool direction and not the workpiece/table. so  on a mill, quill going up is Z+ve, table towards you is Y+ve and table to left is x +ve

Hood

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General Mach Discussion / Re: loading screen sets

« on: January 03, 2008, 08:33:35 PM »

Good deal. 

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: loading screen sets

« on: January 03, 2008, 08:13:44 PM »

I think you should put the folder called hoodbuttons and place it in your bitmap folder.

Brett