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General Mach Discussion / Re: Disable Sound

« on: April 02, 2013, 10:11:40 PM »

Kenneth ALL you do to mute the sound is click on the windows sound icon on the RH lower toolbar then push the mute button. Then when you want sound just uncheck the mute button.

You can place a user label anywhere you want and send messages to it. Check the Mach Customising manual for details.

(;-)TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Maintenance - box "Spindle On Time" is alway 0

« on: April 02, 2013, 10:04:19 PM »

OK add this in your M3 macro

SetTimer(10)


Add this to your M5 Macro

SetUSerDro(2000, (GetUserDro(2000) + ((GetTimer(10) /60) /60)))


Place a USERDRO(2000) on your screen

Place a button on your screen next to the dro and add this to the button.

SetUserDro(2000,0) With a format of *********x.xx   


NOW as you work when the M3 is called it starts a timer, when the M5 is called it gets the time from the timer(10) and converts it to HOURS then adds it to the UserDro(2000) value.

When you need to zero the hours just press the button that reset the DRO to Zero.

That is all there is.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Arcs and cutter comp

« on: April 02, 2013, 09:35:39 PM »

OK IF the toolpath on the screen is backwards (mirrored ) then you are programming it backwards.

What type of machine is this Knee mill, Gantry mill, router. Does the spindle move in xy or does the table move XY?

Depending on the type machine as to which way it should move when you use the jog button. Direction is based on which way the perceived tool motion is.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Associate script to button while running code

« on: April 02, 2013, 01:33:44 PM »

OK i have run it in Ver.042.022 AND .067 It works fine here.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Associate script to button while running code

« on: April 02, 2013, 01:14:10 PM »

GUYS it is working fine here ?  I just created a function based on the same thing you needed and used the same Macro code to stop and tested it.

What version are you running

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Part diameter shrinking .003 every part

« on: April 02, 2013, 01:11:34 PM »

Could BE , Try reducing the accel values by 1/2 and retest.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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FAQs / Re: New and uneducated. Please help.

« on: April 02, 2013, 11:25:12 AM »

Sure it can, But you do not need mach3 or stepper motors JUST to that,  (;-) TP

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Mach iOS Pendant, finally

« on: April 02, 2013, 11:22:36 AM »

Ok just to add a note. You do realise that the more resources you HOG from the PC to run GIZMOSs the LESS resources are left available for MACH3 to do it's job (Run your machine). On some PCs it is not a problem but on others it can cause mach3 to lock up freeze choke scream and generally ruin parts and eat the table sometimes.

IF you run an outside controller then probably not a problem but IF you are running the printer port version it COULD be a problem.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Associate script to button while running code

« on: April 02, 2013, 11:05:07 AM »

OK just tested it HERE and it works fine. So lets go over it one more time.

1 Create your macros, M1000, M1001

M1000
SetTriggerMacro(1001)
Message" TriggerMacro#1001"
End

M1001
Message "Action code completed"
END

2. On the Genconfig page place the M1000 in the initialization line , Last entry

3 Setup ports and pins for OEMtrigger#1

4 Config Hotkeys  for OEMtrigger#1  = 301

press reset and then reset again to run init string. You should see the message form the M1000 in the message line

Press your switch and you should see the message from the M1001 macro in the message line.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Rapid G1 Feed Changes (and not even changes) Causing Decel/Stutter

« on: April 02, 2013, 10:06:31 AM »

Are you running in LPT mode or use an outside controller?  The problem is the micro segmented code and the time element to get everything done smoothly.

IF the change of feedrate of .002 IPM in a move of .002" is a problem then you are using the wrong control software. Mach3 will never be able to handle that on its own ,MAYBE with an outside controller as the controller does all the timing work and can run MUCH faster internally than Mach3.



Just a thought, (;-)

(;-) TP