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General Mach Discussion / Re: Setting Up Z Touch Probe WithOut Using The BIG-TEX BlueScreen

« on: November 20, 2014, 05:36:53 PM »

SUre set your code up as a Macro that uses parameters such as  M1000 Q.85   The Q value is your offset height.

Then from your Post you just add the line

  M1000 Q0.85    when you need to reference the tool offset. Then Mach3 will RUN the macro and set your tool offset to 0.85.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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Newfangled Mill Wizard / Point to Point conversational Modual

« on: November 20, 2014, 05:27:48 PM »

HIYA Ron Have you given any thought as to creating a point to point conversational modual In the mill Wizard. It is where you program one point at a time such as a G1 line from point XxYx to point *********Yxx. Same with an arc  G2 line start point end point radius.

Would be very handy addon to the wizard. I have a version of it running in Mach3 and at times it is VERY handy to have for the odd shapes and features. You can set down with a print and in minutes have it programmed.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Select Tool By Picture

« on: November 20, 2014, 10:09:54 AM »

Someone Somewhere was asking about this and it IS possible in CB.

Selecting a tool from a directory of tool pictures.

Just a though, (;-) TP

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 Feature Request

« on: November 19, 2014, 09:54:59 AM »

In the tool table AND the fixture offset table it would  be NICE if you could EXIT the tables without a mouse.

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Auto run a program after clicking RESET

« on: November 18, 2014, 09:09:04 PM »

To run a script after the Gcode file has completed create a macro named M1030 and place the functions you need in that macro. At program end the M30 will CALL the M1030 macro.

It can be VERY dangerous to depend on Mixed functions that use CB and Gcode together. It can be very unpredictable.

(;-) TP

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: November 17, 2014, 06:34:34 PM »

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Mach3 Version .066 Missing GetToolParam(), GetToolDesc()

« on: November 15, 2014, 06:00:53 PM »

NONE that I am aware of. The reason to USE the tool table is to be able store all that info and call it up on demand.

You should be able to modify your Cam Post to input the next tool info in as a line comment. That would show up in the status line as the program ran.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I need HELP… Please

« on: November 14, 2014, 09:36:18 PM »

OK IF you say that Y Works fine and you switch the X drive over to the Y output then THAT rules out the the PC and BOB as it still faults. That leaves the drive and motor.

I would switch the X motor with Y motor  to rule it out. IF it still does it then it is the drive itself.

You could then switch drives with Y to verify.


Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: using inputs to run code

« on: November 11, 2014, 05:54:58 PM »

ACtually VB Is fine for things like this in mach3. Just don't mix the VB and gcode in the same macro. Use the VB to load a file based on the input then the Machine will run the Gcode native.

(;-) TP

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 and PMDX-422 motion controller released

« on: November 11, 2014, 12:03:19 AM »

Thanks for the quick reply. It answered my questions for testing.

Probing protected mode is a function where IF you are moving and NOT in G31 mode the machine will STOP if the probe hits an object to help protect the probe from damage. Sounds like you have it covered(;-)

(;-) TP