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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Need post for BOBCAD lathe V24

« on: March 18, 2013, 10:06:46 PM »

Try this fellow

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,21342.0.html

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Need post for BOBCAD lathe V24

« on: March 18, 2013, 09:13:41 PM »

Have you tried BOBCAD ??

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: a beginner to the mach3 world is there a place here for me ? :$

« on: March 18, 2013, 03:43:39 PM »

Yes but JUST in case he is really interested I was being nice(;-)

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: fastest way to drill.

« on: March 18, 2013, 03:36:01 PM »

What does your Gcode look like  If the moves are so short that MAch3 cannot get up to speed in that distance then you are limited to the time base of the moves.

IF you can drill at wide open speed then a straight gcode program(no canned cycles) drilling with G00 will be the fastest possible means.

Post a copy of your gcode and I will take a look at it.

One way to look at it is take all the distances of all the moves and divide by the time you will then get the average DISTANCE/time that the machine is doing.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Correction of Z axis position

« on: March 18, 2013, 02:45:48 PM »

You need to fix the "machine" as a software approach will never work correctly for accurately machining parts.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Bug? Causing overrun of drives

« on: March 18, 2013, 12:43:03 AM »

Try recreating your Gcode file. SOMETIMES there is a Gcode file created that has SOMETHING in it that will drive Mach3 crazy. I have run into it in the past. File seems perfectly normal BUT will go nuts on the same line every time for no apparent reason.

I then delete the file and recreate the file and everything runs fine from then on.

Never could fine the reason or the FIX, just knew it would do it from time to time and break bits and ruin Parts.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: a beginner to the mach3 world is there a place here for me ? :$

« on: March 18, 2013, 12:24:04 AM »

Blacky it would serve you well to start using real words instead of webspeak jibberish. IF you really want help that is.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Looking for help with setting Z axis downward travel limit

« on: March 18, 2013, 12:16:37 AM »

Go to PORTS and PINS, Mill option .

Left side near top , Z inhibit, check the box and set the lower limit for Z.

Mach3 will now stop at the lower limit you defined. I believe there is also a button on the main mach3 screen lower center above error line.

NOTE: I JUST looked and on the main screen lower center just above the status line is the Zinh on/off button AND the DRO to set it

It works here OK, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Looking for help with setting Z axis downward travel limit

« on: March 17, 2013, 09:54:19 AM »

There is an over travel software limit that you can set in Mach3 so that it will not travel past that point going down.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Switch "direction" of an MPG in a macro?

« on: March 16, 2013, 07:21:05 PM »

Try Setting the axis scale to -1. It should reverse the direction of travel.

Just a thought, (;-) TP