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General Mach Discussion / Re: Manual button for auto zero

« on: April 16, 2011, 06:26:08 AM »

Hi Rick - can you clarify whether you're talking about an "auto tool zero" or just about zeroing the axis as per the standard Z and A zero buttons please?

Cheers

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Manual button for auto zero

« on: April 15, 2011, 04:18:33 AM »

I guess I was just making the point that as far as Duc748's particular requirement here, there's no need for any macros (or macropump) at all in the first place, so how to fire one is not really an issue.

However, if you DID want to use a trigger macro that handled multiple triggers, then it just requires a "select" statement so is not really that comlex.

Anyway - JMHO

Cheers

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Manual button for auto zero

« on: April 14, 2011, 08:23:18 AM »

I'm probably missing something here, but isn't it easier just to use triggers? i.e. with no macropump, macros, brains or plugins needed.

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: A newby trying to use a probe!

« on: April 10, 2011, 11:42:13 AM »

Hi Chris - can you post a couple of screen dump piccys of the "Configure 2.5D probing routine" tab and the "Create 3D probing routine" tab please.

Thanks

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: A newby trying to use a probe!

« on: April 09, 2011, 10:00:11 AM »

Hi Chris - wecome to the forum

Not sure exactly where you are in the process but here's a general guide.

Do your 2.5D probe round your object to create the edge profile.
Then do your 3D probe using that profile as per the readme. This will create a "triplet" file of the x,y and z values at each probe point. This file has a .csv (comma separated values) extension.
I've never used MachCloud but I just took a look and it expects a .txt extension. So just change the .csv to .txt and MachCloud will load it.
Now you need to use MachCloud to "drape" the points with a "surface". I did this just now via the Mesh/Ball pivot mesh menu option. You'll see MachCloud "drape" your points. Then you can save that as a .stl 3D model file.
After that I'm not sure what else MachCloud can do for you - as I say I've never used it, but I don't think it does any CAM functions but I'm sure someone will beat me up if I'm wrong .

So what you need to do then is use some CAM software to create a toolpath from that .stl 3d model. Do you have any CAM? If not hopefully somebody will chime in with recommendations.

Personally I use Rhino and RhinoCAM.

Hope this gets you a tad further.

Cheers

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: any recommendations for pendant / mpg?

« on: March 02, 2011, 09:54:46 AM »

Fair comments. Thanks

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: any recommendations for pendant / mpg?

« on: March 01, 2011, 05:48:18 AM »

Thanks Terry. Might look at adding in run/pause/stop as well. Is start/stop torch that useful?

Ian

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Dialog box - which button pressed

« on: February 28, 2011, 04:33:08 AM »

Tim

Code: [Select]

     Begin Dialog TextBoxSample 16,30,180,96,"Enter Required Quantity"
         OKButton 132,20,40,14
         CancelButton 132,44,40,14
         Text 8,8,32,8,"Text Box:"
         TextBox 8,20,100,12,.TextBox1
      End Dialog

      Dim Dlg1 As TextBoxSample
      Dlg1.TextBox1="Hello world" 'default value
      Button = Dialog ( Dlg1 ) '-1 = ok, 0 = cancel

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: any recommendations for pendant / mpg?

« on: February 27, 2011, 12:05:10 PM »

Hi Terry, not sure whether I want simple or fancy dancy at the moment so I'll take a look at both and see what I come up with.

Thanks

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: any recommendations for pendant / mpg?

« on: February 27, 2011, 07:17:06 AM »

Hi Terry, thanks.

What would you say are the pros/cons of modio vs pokeys for a self build pendant? i.e as you've used both, if you were to do another pendant which way would you go?

Cheers

Ian