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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tool zeroing macro help

« on: November 26, 2013, 01:55:11 AM »

Ok, good luck, let me know how you get on.

Where are you located?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: help choosing right Power Supply

« on: November 25, 2013, 06:13:14 PM »

There's hardly any specs there to compare!  What do you want to drive with it?

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tool zeroing macro help

« on: November 25, 2013, 06:09:25 PM »

Um, did that help?  Hello?

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tool zeroing macro help

« on: November 20, 2013, 02:33:06 AM »

Couple of additional points.  I have made a setting gauge which has an electrically isolated button set at 38.84 mm  above its magnetic base.  The button connects to the probe input.  In use I pop the gauge on the table, position the tool just above the button with the button  connected, click auto tool zero, and the macro then executes, leaving the tool 50 mm above the table surface which is the Z coordinate zero I prefer.  For other touch place thicknesses and desired end points, it's fairly obvious where you modify these numbers.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tool zeroing macro help

« on: November 18, 2013, 05:02:24 PM »

OK, here is my script (attached).  You will need a button script that simply calls this - something like

Code "M900"

should do it I think IIRC.  Save the macro in the "macros" folder - save it as M900 not with my extension _jh.

This macro is based on one from someone else on this forum, but I have extended it somewhat and added many comments.  It works for me, if it still doesn't work for you I suspect you must have a software config problem.

Good luck!

John

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tool zeroing macro help

« on: November 18, 2013, 09:56:13 AM »

Gerry - yes indeed!  The first one is rather skimpy too.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tool zeroing macro help

« on: November 18, 2013, 08:35:47 AM »

How do you activate the script?  Is it attached to a button, or is it saved as a macro and called via an "M*********" code in the MDI?  Have you tried re-installing Mach3 (saving your xml file first with the settings), as well as rebuilding the hardware?  I will try to remember to get you a copy of my macro off my controller this evening.  Note that I have given it a macro number and it is assigned to the "Auto Tool Zero" button.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tool zeroing macro help

« on: November 18, 2013, 06:54:02 AM »

Apart from "it doesn't work", what are the symptoms?  Does it not start when called, or does it not stop when the probe contacts?  I'm happy to send you a copy of my macro (which I know works, or did last time I used it on Saturday!) but the fact that your initial one used to work but doesn't now indicates that something has changed.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tool zeroing macro help

« on: November 02, 2013, 06:18:34 AM »

Can you be more specific?  What script were you using?  What are the symptoms? Can you attach the script? Have you checked the probe input is working using the diagnostics screen?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: A axis as extruder

« on: August 05, 2013, 11:29:00 AM »

...and this thread - http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,16310.0.html