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General Mach Discussion / Re: Feedrate overide not working on mach lathe

« on: May 02, 2009, 10:09:19 AM »

In which version of mach did you change that?

I Can change feedrate when in manual mode but not during a program run... And thats when I need it ...

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General Mach Discussion / Re: toggle spindle CW/CCW

« on: February 21, 2009, 03:29:50 PM »

thanks hood.. I will try..

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General Mach Discussion / Re: toggle software limits Mach turn

« on: February 21, 2009, 03:22:55 PM »

found it...!!!

Couldnt find it..

Thanks!!!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: toggle spindle CW/CCW

« on: February 21, 2009, 03:15:58 PM »

whell yes

If there whas an OEM code for m3 (clockwise) which i can toggle and one for M4 (counter clockwise) then I would be happy..

That way i canuse some push buttons on the controll panel near my MPG handwheels...
Even beter would be if  i can use  a 3-way switch ... whitch means i put in a constant input signal when turning... if i put the switch in the middle the signal goes off... and the spindle stops... turning the switch the other way  wuld make the spindle go the other side... Thats how i would like it to work... but aso can do with  just push buttons.

Thanks for your effort hood!

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General Mach Discussion / toggle software limits Mach turn

« on: February 21, 2009, 03:01:35 PM »

Hi all..

I was wondering how i can toggle the software limits on in mach turn..

In mach3 mill there is a button  in the screen on whitch you can toggle the softlimits on and off..

I like the softlimits turned on... I dont like that mach gives an estop every time i hit one of the switches...
I like it to work just as my mill when i hit the SOFTWARE LIMIT  it just stops and you can easyli jog away from that point without having to push the reset button...

WHere can I activate this function? or how do I make the button visible in mach turn..? (btw... i have the latest mach version)

Thanks!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: toggle spindle CW/CCW

« on: February 21, 2009, 02:52:06 PM »

whell..  sometimes when turning manually.. you want to quickly measure something or  have a quick look at the result...

I just want a switch to turn  the spindle on and off.

Just putting a switch parrallel to the relais does not work... mach  has to  set a speed for the inverter which  results in a 0-10V signal to the inverter..

When I  only  over rule the relais... mach does not  send out a 0-10V signal...

So I like the function what is  under the "S"button... the spindle starts when S is pushed... Only i like it different...

I would like to have 2 oem codes to toggle the FWD  and REV command.. If i put a constant High signal on one of the inputs the spidle runs...

Only thats something that I could not find...

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General Mach Discussion / Re: toggle spindle CW/CCW

« on: February 18, 2009, 03:24:13 PM »

yes I know..

But the thing is that I've connected the inverter through a 0-10V controll system in mach and I'm using  2 relais to switch it fwd  or rev in mach.... That thing works...

But when using manual I like to enter a spindle speed in mach and flip a switch to turn it one way and turn manually...

I just dont see how I can controll it another way that through mach. because i need  a 0-10V signal to controll the speed...

So i just want to add a switch  to make the combo controll

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General Mach Discussion / toggle spindle CW/CCW

« on: February 18, 2009, 03:06:05 PM »

Hi everybody..

Whell I'm busy  retrofitting an emco compact5 cnc.

The retrofit is going fine but i like to add a feature which I have problems with..

I fitted a new 3-phase motor on my lathe and I'm controlling it with an inverter...

I also added 2 MPG handwheels (which I connected to a second lpt)

The next thing i would like  add is a spindle controll switch... the meaning for the 2 MPG handwheels is that I also can turn manually..
I'd like to enter a spindle speed and use a 3-position switch for controlling the spindle on.. Fwd or revers.. or in the middle off.

The problem is that I cant find the oem-codes for those functions...  How i like it to work is  to turn the switch in  a position.. and the spindle turns fwd.. turn it t the middle and the spindle stops.... turn it one klick further and the spindle turns rev.

I found  an oem code to toggle the spindle rev but is there any possibuility to controll it  like I described?

Many thanks for any reply's

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Feature Requests / Re: POLL: Mach3 Lathe and G70/G71/G72 roughing, facing, finishing

« on: August 28, 2008, 03:25:13 AM »

Same here.

I hope the function will be added...

Thanks for the effort!