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1981

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: DFX to G Code

« on: July 20, 2007, 09:55:57 AM »

LazyCAM Pro will do the 2D/2.5D stuff, if your budget stretches into 1000,s then look at AlphaCAM, OneCNC, MasterCAM, BobCAD/CAM, Etc.

Graham.

1982

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: doing a mirror cut

« on: July 19, 2007, 11:40:22 AM »

Post your g-code and let me have a look.

Graham.

1983

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: doing a mirror cut

« on: July 17, 2007, 08:37:17 PM »

Try using a G51 x-1. at the start of your program and a G50 x1. at the end.

If you have any tool changes in the code you must set G51 at the start of the tool and clear it with G50 before the tool change.

The other way to do it is to set the scaling values on the program screen to -1. in X or Y.

Graham.

1984

Promote and discuss your product / Re: UK cnc router site

« on: July 17, 2007, 02:28:57 AM »

The only thing that I can see missing from your site is a phone number,  I would never buy from a web site with no phone number.

Graham.

1985

General Mach Discussion / Re: Bad Driver Test

« on: July 16, 2007, 09:53:12 AM »

Absolute minimum spec would be :-


(Budget price)
1Gh Pentium/AMD processor
256Mb ram (with only Mach running no networking or internet firewall/anti-virus)
10Gb Hdd
ATI 7000 or Geforce 6100 graphics card

Prefered spec

(Medium price)
2Gh + processor
1Gb ram
40Gb Hdd
ATI 6550 or Geforce 7300 graphics card

For showing off

(Money to burn)
Intel Core2 Extreme 6800 2.93*4 Processor
4Gh DDR2 PC2-5300 ram
500Gb Hdd
ATI X2900 HD or Geforce 8800 ultra

I use both lower specs with good results. The third one would be real overkill.

Graham.

1986

General Mach Discussion / Re: Calling all post processors. ( Help me to help you )

« on: July 14, 2007, 02:31:39 AM »

Metric or inches, lathe or mill?

Graham.

1987

Finished Screens / Re: New User Friendly Practical Lathe Screen (with space shuttle acc.)

« on: July 09, 2007, 12:14:02 PM »

That looks good.  Keep up the good work.

Graham.

1988

General Mach Discussion / Re: brand-newbie needs help setting up plasma/router table

« on: July 09, 2007, 07:19:44 AM »

Can you beg or borrow a win XP machine from somewhere and set up Mach3 on that.  If you can, you can then copy all the Mach3 setting from the XP machine onto your *********sta machine.  You will get a lot more help using XP.

Graham.

1989

General Mach Discussion / Re: Question about Mach3 and inputs

« on: July 08, 2007, 05:23:02 AM »

Hi,

Mach3 has 2D and 3D digitising, this will produce a cloud point for you, look under the wizards and search the forum for more details

In the config you can assign an input pin to be the trigger for the probe input

Graham.

1990

General Mach Discussion / Re: 2 pc's

« on: July 03, 2007, 06:28:09 PM »

No problem. Install the demo version on as many as you like.

Graham.