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General Mach Discussion / Re: G83 Random Bug

« on: March 16, 2013, 11:24:30 AM »

You may want to try older versions of MACh3 as some seem to not be effected.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How to do a conditional pause in a Mach tool change

« on: March 16, 2013, 01:01:35 AM »

IF you are doing an auto tool change you have to put all the code in M6start as M6 does NOT run in auto mode. Only M6start runs.

SO all your conditional code will have to be in the 1 macro.

Should be simple enough, (;-)TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Lost code in middle of program

« on: March 15, 2013, 08:29:43 PM »

I think here it was a problem of disconecting the network and the PC went into panic mode HUNTING for the network connection. If this was the first time it happened then safety wire that connector to the PC (;-)

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Different Use of Anti-Dive Function

« on: March 15, 2013, 08:23:30 PM »

You would need to route the LED for antidive to an output by using a simple brain. That way when the Antidive turns ON it creates and ouput signal to hook to your PHC unit.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: low memory cause intermittant license issues?

« on: March 15, 2013, 08:20:02 PM »

It could be you were having a MEMORY chip problem.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: "Hold" command for arc controller unit.

« on: March 15, 2013, 08:19:12 PM »

It freezes the Z when the actual feedrate drops below the setting you provide. 

Just a thought,(;-)TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G83 Random Bug

« on: March 15, 2013, 08:07:34 PM »

The random misbehaving of the Z axis in drill cyles is a VERY old bug That has come and gone several times over the years in various verisons.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Lost code in middle of program

« on: March 14, 2013, 07:48:54 PM »

That is one of lifes great mysteries (;-). I run a plasma machine directly off of a thumb drive for files to load. Once loaded and running I can remove the drive and run without loss of program as it is already loaded into memory.

NOW IF I were guessing I would say that when the PC lost the network it spent a lot of CPU resources trying to constantly FIND the lost network and caused MACH3 to lock up due to ZERO resources left for MACH3 to work with.

Not a good idea to run MAch3 on a networked system. Some PC can pull it off and SOME can't.


Just a thought, (;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Lost code in middle of program

« on: March 14, 2013, 11:12:09 AM »

MAch3 does not drip feed . It reads the entire file into MEM on load.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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MACH TOOL BOX / Re: Button Script to search through active Gcode File for NEXT Tool change

« on: March 12, 2013, 09:04:50 PM »

GUYS forget the idea for a MACH3 DXF importer (;-) HECK we have SheetCam what more could I want. I don't even know how that got put on my list of things to do. I think my daughter (a crackerjack metal artist and plasma cutter) has been adding to my list AGAIN.

Programmers  what are you to do with them??? ,

Thanks Guys, (;-) TP