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General Mach Discussion / Re: OD Arc Wizard

« on: May 25, 2008, 10:54:52 PM »

Hi, Eddie, Rich

That can cause problems also.

Thanks, Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: OD Arc Wizard

« on: May 25, 2008, 10:25:54 PM »

Hi, Eddie

Your preamble at the top of your G-code needs a G91.1 or G90.1 to set the I J's to Inc or Abs Mode depending haw the code is written.

Use the MDI line to change it, It should fix it.

In your G-code put the G9#.# on a separate line from other G9## code as below Mach doesn't like it.

G90

G91.1

Hope this Helps, Chip

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: No tabs

« on: May 24, 2008, 06:11:13 PM »

Hi, CurtisU

Not sure about your question, Post a Pic or dxf, Have you tried this as a setting.

Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: general problems with mach3

« on: May 24, 2008, 05:39:58 PM »

Hi, Endgrainguy

What's your power supply Volts and Amp's, Stepper Volts and Amp's rating and current setting on Driver boxes.

Check that your Dir & Step "Low Actives" are All Checked, Axis reversing/direction changes should be done in Home & Limits page, "Reversed"  box.

Your Keling boards may not operate properly if not set this way. http://www.kelinginc.net/Mach3Tutorial.doc

Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: general problems with mach3

« on: May 23, 2008, 02:01:31 PM »

Hi, Endgrainguy

In Ports & Pins, Are you using the Sherline 1/2 Pulse mode.

Thanks, Fiero Addiction, For the document: That, Keling recommends using Sherline 1/2 pulse mode, This gives your control boards even more time to see Mach's

Pulses and bypasses the settings in Motor Tuning, "Dir/Step Pulse" settings.

Thanks, Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: general problems with mach3

« on: May 23, 2008, 03:21:32 AM »

Hi, Endgrainguy

Check your setting in Config, Motor Tuning, Step and Dir Pulses, If there at 0 set them to 5 and see if this Helps.

Some control boards need a little more time to see Mach's pulses.

Also if you used Ports and Pins, Motor Outputs, Active Lows/Highs to change Directions of your axises, It should be done in Home & Limits page, "Reversed" box.

Some control boards don't like that ether. If your cont. boards are all the same thy should be all the same, Active Low or High for Step and Direction.

Chip
 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: RTCP and GCode compensation.

« on: May 21, 2008, 10:36:30 PM »

Hi, Jermaine RF

1. It should.

2. It should

3. It's something that the g-code needs to specify, There are several setting options for rotational axises, But I don't think you can have limits set and have Mach disregard them on the fiy.

4, 4a. Depending on what your going to do/make, Probably need to generate xyz code and edit in the B/C g-code by hand, There are some 5 / 6 axis cam/cad packages out there I'd think, High End Software.

No experience with any of them hear, Others may comment at some point.

Thanks, Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: RTCP and GCode compensation.

« on: May 21, 2008, 03:52:14 PM »

Hi, Jermaine RF

Post your G-code and XML file, You can add your B, C, Axises DRO's to show the Deg's on each.

Your xml is the profile you load when starting up Mach, If it's the default it will be Mach3Mill.XML, Located in C:\Mach3 folder.

Make a copy of it and rename it Jermaine.xml, Then you can post it. It needs a unique name to post it hear.

Thanks, Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: RTCP and GCode compensation.

« on: May 20, 2008, 06:45:46 PM »

Hi, Jermaine RF

Have you checked with Delcam's Powermill 6 for a  "post" for Mach3.

Mach should respect G-code you create.

There are Tool and Wowk Offset Tables on the Offsets page.

I think the "Tornado" has been replaced with right side Pointer.

Hope this Helps, Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: THC on/off button not working

« on: May 19, 2008, 07:13:54 PM »

Hi, Jon

Thanks for pointing out the Diag. location, I remembered seeing one but couldn't remember where.

Torch On/Off and  M3, M5, On/OFF in your G-code use "Output 2" in Mach as default output(changeable).

Have a Miller 2051 hear, Just need to set it up on our IR water jet cutter I converted to Mach.

Thanks, Chip

Chip