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General Mach Discussion / Re: erratic uncontrolled cycle starts

« on: October 18, 2012, 03:35:05 PM »

Could be a tool offset or a fixture offset is left modal from a previous run and it gets reset when you hit Estop after the crash then it runs ok .

Just a thought, (;-) TP

3832

General Mach Discussion / Re: Allen Bradely drives to Sanyo denki motors ?

« on: October 18, 2012, 03:29:40 PM »

Well I won't win BEST OF SHOW but the line driver  is together. All the boards parts, board,socket etc can from radioshack. The chips came from mouser.

(;-) TP

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Plugin or Script to Modify Gcode

« on: October 18, 2012, 02:18:28 PM »

YOU CAN probe the Z into the abc axis that is a Z probing function. It moves the Z into the material   AND you can PROBE in A  as rotary or linear(The book is WRONG).  The A rotates on its axis as the probe function.

(;-)TP

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Input Multiplexing

« on: October 18, 2012, 11:05:05 AM »

You will ALSO have to have a BOB that can understand and do the MUXing along with MACH3.

(;-) PT

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Plugin or Script to Modify Gcode

« on: October 18, 2012, 11:03:43 AM »

I checked in MACH CB and I don't find the REPLACE command that is in NORMAL VB. That makes it harder to parse replace strings. I found code that would do a good job BUT it will not run in MACH3 CB.

Still looking, (;-) TP

3836

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Type Mismatch

« on: October 18, 2012, 01:21:03 AM »

Works OK here.

(;-) TP

3837

General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Entry Problems

« on: October 17, 2012, 10:09:09 PM »

All right get in line and take your turn(;-) LOL

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Entry Problems

« on: October 17, 2012, 10:08:09 PM »

SOunds like the ACCERATION setting for teh motors are too slow for the Feedrates you are cutting at. The faster (feedrate )you go the MORE that MACH3 has to compensate on slow accel machines.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Plugin or Script to Modify Gcode

« on: October 17, 2012, 09:32:12 PM »

With Mach3 writing the XML changes instead of just keeping the change local I can see where it COULD create a HUGE mess that the Operator would have to KNOW HOW to clean up.

Can't image why it is that way BUT it is what it is. (;-)

I think you could do what is needed with a VB style macro OR  better yet a PLUGIN in C++.   I can see what you need and understand what has to happen but that is about the end of my plugin writing(;-) 

Hopefully one of the heavy coders will show up soon and take a look at the project.

(;-) TP

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Tangent Corner / Re: Spindle drive options "REQUEST"

« on: October 17, 2012, 09:23:11 PM »

Limited RPM/torqueband, smoothness  running  in velocity mode. YES you can micro step BUT there is always the torque tradeoff.

(;-) TP