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General Mach Discussion / Re: Simple toolchange position

« on: July 07, 2007, 06:24:30 AM »

Here you go Corey. Test it with a program loaded, cutting air. I added a TCP button beside youl tool info on the program run page.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: GCode to send Axis to home limit switches?

« on: July 07, 2007, 06:11:50 AM »

I don't understand either. You have two zero posotions, 1 is the machine cord. (Ref all home) and 2 is the work cord. (GOTO Z). The GOTO Z can be done while softlimits are on as long as when you turn on the softlimits, you are out of the softlimit range and your work zero posotion is out of softlimits range. I have't tried it but I think if you used three limits for each axis, you could leave softlimits on all the time as long as the home switch wasn't in the softlimits range. Might be possible with two switches and three dogs, not sure about either.

Brett

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: First cut on new router..

« on: July 06, 2007, 10:04:13 PM »

LOL, looks good Art even if it is not all true.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Simple toolchange position

« on: July 06, 2007, 09:32:24 PM »

Thanks Vmax,
    The button version seems to work fine. I have only tried it on my office PC, but it seems good.

Cory, Post the screen set you use, and I'll modifiy it for you. Rename it something like "cory1024.set"

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Simple toolchange position

« on: July 05, 2007, 06:02:39 PM »

I would like to see it work in both, button and auto via M6. I think  it should follow a certain path, return to the position before the tool change, and cycle start would put it back to proper position and start the program from where it left off.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Full Step to Microstepping

« on: July 05, 2007, 04:35:09 PM »

If you have the need to switch back and forth, it would be a good idea to have seperate profiles.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Simple toolchange position

« on: July 05, 2007, 03:12:57 PM »

The tool cahnge position dros are OEM codes, X 1200, Y 1201, Z 1202.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Simple toolchange position

« on: July 05, 2007, 02:47:26 PM »

The OEM codes for the Machine coord. DROs are X 83 Y 84 Z 85.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Simple toolchange position

« on: July 05, 2007, 02:29:22 PM »

Yup, I understand. Could you not read the Machine pos. DROs and work in that in the macro? Let me see what the tool change position dros are. brb

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Full Step to Microstepping

« on: July 05, 2007, 02:25:05 PM »

I would think the only change would be in motor tuning, steps per. Everything else should stay the same unless you have to up your pulse rate to get the speed you need.

Brett