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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Odd Issues with NFS Wizards

« on: December 26, 2010, 01:00:28 AM »

I have some odd issues with the NFS wizards were I select my material, then my tool, then say for example I go into Cut Circle.
I enter all my values and click Preview and nothing happens, if I click Post code nothing happens.  If I click cancel I get back to the Milling Operation Screens but clicking Exit does not return me to the main Mach Screen and really does nothing.

Operation List works, and shows a blank and Verify Toolpath works which shows no tool paths. Clicking on Exist still does not return me.

When this occurs, I generally have to keep swapping screens back and forth before it will actually start working correctly.

I upgraded to version 2.85 and I still have the issue and I'm using the very latest lock down version of Mach R3.042.040

All the Mach menu items work fine

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General Mach Discussion / Turn + Threading problems

« on: February 11, 2010, 12:32:02 PM »

Hello to all.  I'm a new Mach3Turn user and I finally got all my settings and calibrations done.  My motor tuning turned out fine and extended testing show no lost steps and my travel is correct.  I run a 4.500" OD Disc on my spindle, with a single notch of 0.250" wide.  My spindle speed in Mach3 is dead on as verified with a photo tach and is steady.

I'm sure I'm overlooking a setting somewhere, but my problem is that my threads that are cut  (Using simple threading wizard) come out really bad, as in no threads.  The first past is correct, the seconds pass seems like it's 180 out because the threads are between the first set of threads.  The third pass pretty much takes all the threads off.  The fourth pass looks like it's correct  and so on.  I end up with the final finish looking like a metal file !!!

Can anyone give me ideas where to look in order to correct this please?

Richard