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VB and the development of wizards / Re: XML file reader

« on: January 27, 2013, 06:24:50 AM »

Sure, CB supports DLL access so just create your XML DOM as per normal and you're "good to go".

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: material translation matrix

« on: January 04, 2013, 04:35:35 AM »

That's kinda where I started but whilst the old limit switch idea is certainly an improvement it's NOT foolproof. For example after it (limit)trips there's nothing to prevent you from then accidentally JOGGING further onto the the object causing the inevitable CRUNCH. But the main downer is that it's not really a viable retrofit. (Can't see folks wanting to dismantle and modify their Renishaws).

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: material translation matrix

« on: January 03, 2013, 05:57:55 AM »

My NEW dynamic probing routines are at alpha and so far are proving reliable. HOWEVER I've learned over more test runs than I care to count that Mach can STILL cause probe crunches OCCAISIONALLY under certain circumstances. Of course just ONE and it can be game over for that expensive probe.

So an idea came to mind of a "probe minder" that simply will not allow Mach to crunch a probe - any probe - any command - NOT just G31. Imagine being able to (mistakingly) RAPID or JOG your probe right into an object and have the "probe minder" prevent that crunch...

It's just a germ of an idea at the moment and whether I go ahead and work on it depends on there being sufficient interest - so... over to you guys - let me know what you think.

Cheers

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: edge finding/2.5D probing

« on: December 30, 2012, 12:04:03 PM »

Any progress on this Stirling?

Hopefully soon. I have to get a new batch of THCs out asap as my priority but then I can get back to the probing and the screen editor.

Cheers

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: edge finding/2.5D probing

« on: December 05, 2012, 06:11:04 AM »

Jeff - thanks for the comments and the video - glad it does what you want.

Cheers

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: edge finding/2.5D probing

« on: November 16, 2012, 10:48:48 AM »

Hi Jeff - I've sent you a PM.

Hi Terry - I'm currently working on the DELUXE model which will have some NICE new features - preview coming soon! (I'm also the most part through coding a brand new all singing all dancing screen editor).

Cheers

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Proma THC - Moves Z up but not down.

« on: November 07, 2012, 06:04:03 AM »

Hi Doug

That (stock) screenset is old and buggy. Amongst other things, the THC min DRO is incorrectly formatted and hence doesn't allow -ve numbers. Download a copy of a screen designer and change the format string from %1.3f to %+1.3f and then it'll allow negetive numbers. You may also want to physically lengthen the DRO a tad so you can actually see the -ve sign.

(Course there are other THC's available that have a shiny new bespoke screen AND FULL SUPPORT  ).

Cheers

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: NEED AUTO ZERO HELP

« on: June 03, 2012, 03:34:59 AM »

In my post I said you were missing something like

Code: [Select]

 msgbox "Probe already touching"
end if
but for some reason you've added a bracket after the end if - lose it please.

(There's no need for an End at the end of a script)

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: NEED AUTO ZERO HELP

« on: June 02, 2012, 11:45:58 AM »

I'm probably missing something simple.

What you're missing Tommy is the "else" clause at the end of your script. It'll say something like...

Code: [Select]

  msgbox "Probe already touching"
end if

or whatever. Look under your workbench - probably dropped down the back somewhere.

Ian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cut circle offsetted??

« on: June 02, 2012, 06:57:27 AM »

Agree with Hood - it appears to be an IJ issue. If you set IJ to inc then the offset you're seing is corrected. I changed the wizard code to include a Code "G91.1" and it works as it should regardless of what you have IJ set to in config which is again correct.

Maybe along with the confusion over XStart and XCenter there might be some confusion over what FinalCutDepth is (possibly due to the word depth being used in calculating the pocket path diameter). According to the wizard code it's used not only to do the final finish in Z but ALSO in the X,Y plane i.e. it determines the final skim on the SIDES of the pocket as well as the bottom which to me seems correct.

May be quite wrong of course.

Ian