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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Keyboard Inputs enabled right after Mach4 starts

« on: March 14, 2021, 04:20:47 PM »

Opinions? My opinion is YOU can do it. Might start in the screen editor and see what's in the button that turns on keyboard jogging and duplicate it somehow in the Screen Start Script.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: 4612 Build

« on: March 01, 2021, 10:16:33 AM »

I boldly upgraded to Mach4 4612 from 4336, ESS plugin 272 from 250. Everything seems to work, including single block.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Upgrade from 4.2.0.3804 to 4.2.0.4517 with ESS

« on: February 25, 2021, 09:23:59 AM »

I think the PC ID is hashed from hardware, but don't know which hardware, or how it works. Windows does this with activation, too, but I KNOW Windows doesn't burp up with an HD change, you can clone away and be good, but probably a processor or NIC swap would trigger it!! The good news here is Artsoft has been very liberal with hobby licensing and you have to push it a ways to irk anyone!!

Tom

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Upgrade from 4.2.0.3804 to 4.2.0.4517 with ESS

« on: February 25, 2021, 08:25:35 AM »

Todd, I'm afraid the keyboard jogging issue you describe is "normal" behavior. If you change focus and use one of the Mach4 keyboard jog keys in the now focused program, the machine will move. Some here will tell you no NOT change focus, and don't have your machine connected to the internet, two "rules" I don't follow!!

I think I've read where someone wrote a script or something to fix this.

I use a VistaCNC pendant so don't use keyboard jog too much, and if I do, I remember to turn it off right after using it if I'm swapping back and forth between CAM and Mach4.

OH, and if copying your license file over leaves your PC ID wrong, then, yes, I guess the HD changes the PC ID!! You can easily get another license and deactivate the old one if necessary, on the web site.

Tom

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: 4612 Build

« on: February 25, 2021, 08:17:55 AM »

Here's hoping old profiles aren't the cause! If not, I don't know.......hope there's a nice way to get all the stuff out of an old profile in order to hand enter it all into a new profile. And don't tell me I should have documented it all along the way, I KNOW that, but didn't do it. Remember the old Mach Profile for Mach3 by Klaus? That spoiled me but I don't have THAT to extract an old profile. Unless, of course, there IS a way to get everything out of a profile?

Tom

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: 4612 Build

« on: February 23, 2021, 09:46:23 AM »

I'm not certain, but I think that single step behavior may have been around a while. I am currently on 4336 and I think it's there. I quit using single step because of it, didn't realize it got a step behind, I thought it STOPPED. I figured it was because I use a macro, M43, for G43 tool length offset, and it couldn't step thru the macro, but maybe that isn't it. Brian HAS mentioned that single step is a bear to get right inside Mach4!!

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Upgrade from 4.2.0.3804 to 4.2.0.4517 with ESS

« on: February 22, 2021, 02:58:38 PM »

I've developed a method over the years that works great for me.

Rename C:\\Mach4Hobby to something like C:\\Mach4Hobby_3804
Install the new version of Mach4 and it'll create a new Mach4Hobby directory/folder.
Open two explorer windows side by side
Copy your Profiles, Screens, Macros, Plugins, license, maybe modules, any custom Lua files that might be called by anything in the screenset, over to the new version, same folders.
Done.
By renaming folders you can go back easily if you desire.

And, long as your upgrading after all this time, might as well install 4612, the new release version and ESS 270, or tomorrow, ESS 272!!

Tom

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: 4612 Build

« on: February 20, 2021, 04:14:37 PM »

Well, I fired up 4612 and I can't find how to change "RANGE" either, it's nowhere I could find it.

I'll attach some screenies of how I have mine, in a modified version of old wx4. Remember, if you're using wx4 stock, if you make changes, rename the wx4 to something of your choosing or it'll overwrite on a new install.

One shows mine
Two shows where it is in stock OLD wx4, which you likely know
Three shows my button setting for the main page Range setting.

OH, and the yellow box is where I can manually enter a spindle speed!!

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: 4612 Build

« on: February 20, 2021, 03:53:42 PM »

I have mine by the spindle start/stop buttons!! It's easy to do, look at the button on the diagnostics page, in the screen editor, IF it's there, and just duplicate it in a new spot on the main page near the spindle controls. I added that and a box to show the top speed of the selected range (was pulley in Mach3!). I have a step pulley Bridgeport clone, so 9 ranges for me, 4 of them reverse.

If all else fails and there is no RANGE selector in the new wx4 screen, go get it from the old wx4 and create it in the new wx4, assuming you LIKE the new wx4 dark look!!

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: 4612 Build

« on: February 20, 2021, 07:26:50 AM »

In the "OLD" wx4 it was on the Diagnostics page. No longer there? I added it to my "OLD" wx4 main page long ago, and you can do the same if you like. I don't really like the darkened "NEW" wx4 so I only glanced at it and went back to my modified "OLD" wx4!!

Tom