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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help!!!!!

« on: March 30, 2008, 06:23:10 AM »

What did you use to create the code and the drawing?

The code is very long for such a simple job.

Graham.

1632

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Cutting same thread twice!

« on: March 28, 2008, 01:31:09 PM »

What are you using to draw the DXF's ?

There is no threading in ether of your files.

Graham.

1633

General Mach Discussion / Re: Feed Rate

« on: March 28, 2008, 12:59:35 PM »

Not drilling 316 stainless, I guess 

Graham.

1634

General Mach Discussion / Re: Using Mach3 as Lathe Dro

« on: March 28, 2008, 12:55:48 PM »

If I am understanding what you intend to do then Mach3 is not designed to do that, it has no direct feed back from your machine.

Graham.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Cutting same thread twice!

« on: March 28, 2008, 12:51:51 PM »

Post your code and then we may be able to tell you.

Graham.

1636

Finished Screens / Re: TurnSilverBlue.lset screen is black

« on: March 28, 2008, 12:50:34 PM »

Check you have all the icons/screens in the correct directory within Mach3.

Graham.

1637

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Converting Fanuc MacroB to MACH macro

« on: March 28, 2008, 12:49:01 PM »

Send me the macro and I will see if I can come up with a solution.

Graham.

1638

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Converting Fanuc MacroB to MACH macro

« on: March 27, 2008, 07:31:13 PM »

Hi Terry,

Yes many times, the 'O' codes have been disabled/removed 

They do not error out they are just ignored.

I once asked Art to activate them, his response was "to many problems with it".

Graham.

1639

General Mach Discussion / Re: Feed Rate

« on: March 27, 2008, 06:01:48 PM »

G90 tells mach3 to take all dimensions from one point eg the face of the part, G91 moves from the current position the said amount.

E.g.

G90 G00 X10. Z0
G01 Z-90 F100.
M30

Or

G90 G00 X10. Z0
G91
G01 Z-45. F100.
Z-45.
M30

Both bits of code will cut 90mm in the Z axis.

Graham.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Converting Fanuc MacroB to MACH macro

« on: March 27, 2008, 05:39:21 PM »

I have wanted to be able to do this for a long time, the problem is that not all the commands are supported in Mach3 IF, GOTO, WHILE, LOOP, etc are all missing and will probably never be added.

Without loops and comparisons it is impossible to convert all but the most basic macro.

Graham.