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MACH TOOL BOX / Re: DrilMasterV1.01

« on: June 21, 2012, 12:52:51 PM »

So you want a drillmaster for a LATHE ?  To do center and OFF center drilling with a live axis (X)

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Material Feeder Wizard Suggestions

« on: June 21, 2012, 12:23:10 PM »

Russ do you have ?

Names of the ouputs to drive the clamps
Name of the feed axis
Picture of it( for the background)

Do you want it as a wizard OR as a Mach3 Screenset??

It "Should" be fairly easy ? (famous last words)

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Material Feeder Wizard Suggestions

« on: June 20, 2012, 04:05:36 PM »

I am looking for MORE Wizards to do. GOT any IDEAS or wants or needs

(;-) TP

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MACH TOOL BOX / Re: DrilMasterV1.01

« on: June 20, 2012, 04:03:57 PM »

Russ Found a Bug here is the corrected version.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: DrillMaster Conversational drilling WIZARD

« on: June 20, 2012, 03:45:29 PM »

HIYA RUss Try this Version I think I found the problems

(;-) TP

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MACH TOOL BOX / DrilMasterV1.01

« on: June 20, 2012, 01:07:05 PM »

Here is a Conversational Drilling Wizard. It does several functions including Manual , Gcode creation AND reverse Engineering.

It supports all the major drilling cycles AND Bolt circle drilling as well.

It supports FILENAME creation and on the fly Code editing as you go.

The Basic Manual is in the on screen button.

Hope you find it usefull, (;-)TP

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General Mach Discussion / DrillMaster Conversational drilling WIZARD

« on: June 20, 2012, 12:53:00 PM »

IF anyone out there does plate drilling here is a Wizard I developed for a screenset we built to do plate drill here at the shop.

It has several functions such as

Reading from Blueprint:

1. Manual drilling by inputting the xy values and selecting a drill cycle. It performs the drilling as you go. It will rapid from point to point as you go. It also can do a bolt circle pattern as you define it.

2. Gcode creation through the wizard process. Same as above BUT it does not drill the hole it just creates a Gcode file. You start the Record session AND select a Project FILENAME and then proceed through the blueprint reading and inputing. You also have full tool change input as you go. You also have full editing control as you go so IF you mess up you can edit and correct on the fly. When you are done close the session and Exit back to MACH3. The wizard will have SAVED the program in the Gcode directory as well.

3. Reverse engineer an existing plate drill pattern with the use of a PROBE to probe the hole centers and select the proper TOOL and drill cycle for each hole.

I will place it into the Mach Tool Box for those interested. I converted it from the screensets we run in the shop.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mill homing

« on: June 20, 2012, 12:36:42 PM »

I think you need to check Persistant offsets in the Gen Config page.

Beadvised that when you shut down MACh3 and the motors deenergize the machine can drift a touch. ALSO when you reenergize the motrs they will pull up to the next full step position.

So the machine may not be in the exact location as you left it.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Load NC file Error. ask for help!

« on: June 20, 2012, 11:42:55 AM »

I would really like to help BUT i do not have a clue as to what you are asking please try again in a different manner.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Writing a Gcode

« on: June 20, 2012, 11:22:12 AM »

You are going to find out that MACH3 does NOT have precise time delay control on inputs or outputs.

(;-) TP