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General Mach Discussion / Re: G-code Question

« on: January 22, 2013, 04:29:46 PM »

The nice things about standards is there are so many to choose from. (;-)

Now 10 lashes for Ray for not identifying WHAT he was working with(;-)

Yes the standard IS to turn ON coolant after  the M3 and turn OFF coolant before M5. That is because of through spindle coolant issues and slinger/seals on the spindle.

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Code "gcode" running in VB but not running in sequence

« on: January 22, 2013, 11:35:00 AM »

I have found that you can run groups of code together then add in the wait at the right points.  IF you have a group of Gcode then nee to issue a M5 you would do it like this,


code "S20 M3"
code"G1 X1 F20"
code"X1Y1"
code"X0Y1"
code"X0Y0"
code "G1 Z20"       'end of large group of Gcode motions
While Ismoving()
Wend
code "M5"
code "M30"

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 (?) - machine doesn’t finish the cut as it suppos to

« on: January 22, 2013, 11:24:16 AM »

The solution is telling you that your acceleration setting for the axis's are slow compared to the Vel you are running.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Issues getting Mach3 to recognise my .tap files

« on: January 22, 2013, 11:22:13 AM »

As wood said it is an empty file. No Gcode present. Check Sheetcam and make SURE that you did not accidently switch POST. It IS easy to do(;-)

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Call for editor

« on: January 22, 2013, 11:16:32 AM »

It is probably a permission problem with W7. Have you tried starting the program as ADMIN ? sometimes that helps.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G-code Question

« on: January 22, 2013, 11:14:46 AM »

HIYA RAY it is a dwell problem in mach3 with Macros. SOmewhere along the line it developed a DELAY with all Mcodes. The latest Ver was corrected with only the M3.

(;-( TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: struggling with the digitize wizard.

« on: January 20, 2013, 10:50:40 AM »

Mach3 can only gather points as a point cloud. Mach3 does not care where you place the point of origin X0Y0 .

The CAM has to be able to accurately USE the points gathered. What you are seeing is a CAM problem not  a Mach3 problem.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: struggling with the digitize wizard.

« on: January 19, 2013, 09:32:37 PM »

Set the Highest point on the top of material to Z0.000 then program the Z travel height to just above the highest part of the material so it can rapid safely.

The probe depth will be a negative number . Use a depth that is just below the lowest part of the material to be probed.  


OR for the other type of thinking. SET the top of the table to Z0.00 and the rapid to above the top of material then probe depth to 0.000

Those will get you going, Depending on the settings it can take a while (;-)

(;-) TP

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Brains Development / Re: How are variables used in Brains - variable as Brain input locks up MACH

« on: January 18, 2013, 04:57:11 PM »

I would have thought the TCP would work , could be wrong. I thought the LPT driver was the only part that did not work in 64 bit mode.



(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: need to repeat program

« on: January 18, 2013, 02:46:39 PM »

At the end of the file instead of M30 use M47. Mach3 will repeat the G code program as may times  as you let it.

Just a thought, (;-) TP