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General Mach Discussion / Re: Big Tool?
« on: January 02, 2007, 10:52:36 PM »
Yo Hood!

Do you know how to get that Scope to display?  When I try to open the video window I get an error that says 'Video Driver unable to install"?

Thanks,
Sid

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Soft Limits w/ Machine Coords?
« on: January 02, 2007, 10:51:02 PM »
After my 1st post I started thinking "What else could they be other than Mach Coords"?  D'Oh.  Well anyway, I started to suss out what happened.  It did it again so I know I'm not totally losing it.

Here's what I did and what happened...

Loade Mach3 V2.31  Set up my Work Offset, loaded the G-Code and hit Run. The first line of my code was a G1 X -.500 so, I got a message saying "Soft Limits warning continue?"  I said yes and the file halted on a Soft Limits limit.  Weird?  So I jog around a little in the Neg area.  Do a Goto Z (Work Offset) and Run the file again.  All is OK.  So for some reason the first time it/Mach sees  a Neg it sounds the Softlimits alarm (almost as if it doesn't realize that there is a work offset being used).  Then, after a little 'massage'  the ol girl comes around!  Weird but 'not a show stopper'

Sid

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Soft Limits w/ Machine Coords?
« on: January 02, 2007, 09:51:34 PM »
Hmmm weirdness....  Now Softlimits ARE working with Offsets.  When I first loaded the Program & Then the G-code something didn't "take" but now all seems OK.  I'll try to isolate what happened.  If anyone has any input lemme know??? 

Thanks,
Sid

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General Mach Discussion / Soft Limits w/ Machine Coords?
« on: January 02, 2007, 09:20:13 PM »
Maybe this should be under the "Features" category but, after my last post there I was afraid maybe no one would take me seriously...

Is there a way to make the Soft Limits look at the Machine Coordinates instead of Work Coordinates?  When using work offsets sometimes it is nice to be able to go Neg (to move the cutter away from the Jig to load a new part for example).  Well, with the Soft limits active of course this won't work not to mention that with a new reference work Coord the Max limit is WAAAAAY off the table.

In other words (unless I am missing something) the whole Softlimits system kinda becomes irrelevant when using a work offset.

Am I missing something obvious?

Thanks in advance for any replies!

Sid

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Feature Requests / Re: Well, it IS X-mas ...
« on: December 23, 2006, 09:38:21 PM »
You see, just when I thougt I had come up with a really clever idea, you guys somehow manage to improve on it! I just LOVE this BB!

Sid

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Feature Requests / Re: Well, it IS X-mas ...
« on: December 23, 2006, 09:28:05 PM »
Ah, Yes.  THAT would be much more practical!!  LOL!

Sid

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Feature Requests / Well, it IS X-mas ...
« on: December 23, 2006, 09:16:43 PM »
OK, How about....

Whenever a Tool Change comes up, Mach can send a text message to my cell phone telling me to get up from the (nice, quiet and warm) front office computer and go back into the bowels of the shop to change the tool?   ;D

Sid

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Feature Requests / Re: Safe Z on Feedhold
« on: December 23, 2006, 09:14:34 PM »
Aha, now I get it- Thanks...

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Feature Requests / Re: Safe Z on Feedhold
« on: December 23, 2006, 08:59:39 PM »
Once again, I feel like I'm living in a cave and missing something...

If you feedhold first, then press stop, isn't this accomplishing the same thing.  I've done this a ton of times and have never noticed any missed steps or loss of position.  ????

Thanks,
Sid

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Pretty Slick!  But, I would be REALLY impressed if someone could figure out how to make a MONEY tree!   ;D

Sid

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