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General Mach Discussion / Re: Alternative Feedrate OEM codes - do they work?

« on: June 13, 2012, 02:25:52 PM »

Yes They still work "Here"

It is a form of FRO  

The dro is a multiplier of the feedrate. If your FR is 10 and the DRO input is 10 then the new feedrate is 100. (10x10)

The toggle button turns it on and off.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: While Ismoving() Wend

« on: June 12, 2012, 11:36:59 AM »

hIYA RAY after a long search I found that Brian had been working on the While Ismoving in March 2012( the Ismoving() loop would lock up). I think the problem crepted back into the latest version(;-)

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / While Ismoving() Wend

« on: June 12, 2012, 10:42:16 AM »

Anyone noticed in the latest Ver .062 that the While Ismoving() / Wend loop tends to lock up in the loop and crash the programs? This seems to be somthing new as I never had THAT problem in earlier versions.

Now the really ODD thing is that V.062 does not seem to need it anymore ??

Luck ? or something new in .062 ??

(;-)TP

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FAQs / Re: Coolant On at start up

« on: June 11, 2012, 10:06:44 PM »

I think you may have the coolant setup with the same ports/ pins as the limits or homes. Check your config.

Just a thought(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gcode Viewer

« on: June 11, 2012, 07:37:48 PM »

Well I decided a MACH3 version of  WIZARD might do the job.

It is not perfect yet but getting there.

Note V.062 has been the worse so far as to CB behaving. It ignores code skips code and just a general PAIN to deal with.

This probably is a PLUGIN type function BUT I don't know plugins

(;-) TP

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FAQs / Re: Mach 3 starts on computer but will not cycle start

« on: June 11, 2012, 05:39:33 PM »

IS the reset button flashing?

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: problems with ATC with more then 5 tools

« on: June 11, 2012, 05:37:43 PM »

DID  this routine come with the machine in question ??  If so your best bet would be with the one who designed the functions they will understand the code.

IF NOT it is vey hard to even imagine what the machine is doing without seeing it work and watching the code run.   ALSO if it was NOT designed for your machine then there could be refferences to functions running that your machine does not have.


Just a thought, (;-)TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gcode Viewer

« on: June 11, 2012, 10:25:02 AM »

So far none of the backplotter have the SIMPLE functions needed for the job.

Scam has the closest thing so far with its Gcode importer BUT it too is missing the important link. Being able to thumb through a directory oif files and view them with page up /down driving the selection to view.

I am working on a version in MACH3 using its display code  IF I can get it to function correctly.  

All we really need it to do is Bring up the Gcode directory and select the first file then it display the toolpath.  After viewing the file Press Pagedown and it go to the next file in the dir and repeat.

Its only job is to allow the OPerator to view the many hundreds and hundreds of files saved over years of cutting in an EASY fashion.

In Sheetcam Less already provided a BATCH file conversion that will convert ALL the "job" files to a PNG for later viewing AND it works great for Scam job files. You can then use Windows pictur viewer to sort through all the files for viewing OR Batch printing if needed.

This one is for Gcode files.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gcode Viewer

« on: June 10, 2012, 10:59:05 PM »

A Lot of searching but nothing yet. (;-)

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: subroutine creation help!!

« on: June 10, 2012, 10:52:29 PM »

The only two ways I know to make it owork would be to use a brain to do a countdown then deactivate the signal. You would have to set  up a Mcode to active a led to start the brain.

From straight Gcode no can do that I know of.

OR just activate the output at the start of the circle but do the circle in 2 parts and insert the outputoff where it is needed in the circle code.

Just a thought, (;-) TP