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Mach4 General Discussion / 4th AXIS toolpathing

« on: June 02, 2014, 08:13:36 PM »

HIYA GUYS IS 4th axis tool pathing coming along soon? I have some testing in that area to do.

Thanks (;-) TP

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: June 02, 2014, 05:27:33 PM »

OK never mind that question.

 Mach4 does NOT even do {TAB} to the object (button) and {ENTER} to DO. IT is mouse or nothing . 

(;-) TP

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: June 02, 2014, 05:17:51 PM »

IS there a way in the SCREEN to set the {TAB} ORDER of each page,box,etc. Right NOW the screen is NOT {TAB} friendly.

Just trying make the screen keyboard friendly for the NO MOUSE users. (Yes that is ME as well)

If it has a mouse(PC) leave it at the house.

(;-) TP

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: June 02, 2014, 05:01:58 PM »

NO , YOU have a new duck. as soon as this TEST experiment is over I go back to the PIG PEN where I belong. All this Game Boy programming makes my head hurt and burns up WAY TOO MUCH TIME. I have parts to make and chips to sling, Beads to weld and pretty Metal Metal  art work to cut.


NOW IF you get tired of the Fanuc QUACK there is always HAAS. A very much IMPROVED Fanuc(;-) Probaly more of a TWEET TWEET

OWINK OWNIK , (;-) TP

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Mach4 Toolbox / ASK user for Password SCRIPT

« on: June 02, 2014, 04:11:33 PM »

Here is a sample of a script that ASKS the user for a password and processes the answer. IT uses the WxLUA call    wx.wxGetPasswordFromUser()

local Pword = "FrogLog"
local Pnum = 0

while Pnum <3 do
local Panswer = wx.wxGetPasswordFromUser("What is the Password ? ")
if Panswer == Pword then
            wx.wxMessageBox("The Password is " ..Panswer)
else
            wx.wxMessageBox("Wrong Password")
            Pnum =(Pnum+1)
    end

 end
wx.wxMessageBox(" Call YOUR Supervisor for HELP! ")  

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: June 02, 2014, 04:05:03 PM »

OK right out of the Fanuc manual, you can create and  use a M60 if you want but I am going to let the Control do all the work(;-)
Param#  0040.3 = 1   (disables M2/M30 counting)
Param#  0219    = 99 (M code for counting # of parts, 0=not used)

The Part Counter #var may also vary with Models of the control

You can also turn BOTH on for a single cycle part count.

QUACK QUACK, (;-) TP

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Read write to a DRO ??

« on: June 02, 2014, 03:57:20 PM »

Here is the answer to THAT question(;-)

local Pword = "FrogLog"
local Pnum = 0

while Pnum <3 do
local Panswer = wx.wxGetPasswordFromUser("What is the Password ? ")
if Panswer == Pword then
            wx.wxMessageBox("The Password is " ..Panswer)
else
            wx.wxMessageBox("Wrong Password")
            Pnum =(Pnum+1)
    end

 end
wx.wxMessageBox(" Call YOUR Supervisor for HELP! ") 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: June 02, 2014, 02:35:54 PM »

The fanuc part counter does not require you to add any Mcodes to make it work. I believe it just counts the program M99's as they go by.I believe it also is cofigureable to count program m99s or Sub mm99s. Set the correct parameter.


The control manf does NOT know exactly how the OEM is going to set up their machines they just provide a MEANS to do so.

Trouble is we do not HAVE those Fanuc #vars (;-) or parameters .

As to set up YES you have to set the proper parameters BUT you do NOT have to write Scripts for your CNC functions THAT is done at the controll Manf.

Once the machine is setup ALL the OP has to do is program the Gcode and RUN the program to make parts

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: June 02, 2014, 10:56:11 AM »

HIYA Craig,  looks good(;-)

Hopefully the parts counter will be an internal function that you do not have to create.

Unless Steve changed it the G65  E  local var #8 is a reserved word. Mach4 uses it for the EXP function.

I vote to send that # var script to Steve and let them put it in Mach4 permanantly.

(;-) TP

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Problem with storing WIZARDS in mach4

« on: June 02, 2014, 10:43:58 AM »

Scot that does not do anything for IF I share that wizard(;-). The whole idea behind the wizards are to share correct??? WHy make it so hard to do so?

(;-)TP