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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 update on Tormach Mill

« on: October 17, 2011, 10:01:58 PM »

DID you talk with Tormach about the updating???  Sometimes there are things written specifically for the version they run and sometimes their version is a special ver that may have ben written just for them.

Not always a good choice to update, (;-)TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: G96/G97 Command Structure

« on: October 17, 2011, 09:38:51 PM »

When you make a change in function as drastic as css to rpm or reverse it is logical that the internal mechanismes HAVE to be reset and restarted even more so with a buffered system such as Mach3.

Are you saying that you cannot properly close the CSS and restart RPM with the proper commands and code sequence?? IF you can do so with the init routine (all it does is run the Gcode sequence) you should be able to do so anytime.

NOW if memeory serves me there may still be problems with CSS mode. Hood would be the one to answer that part.

ASA to the fanuc references please remember that MACH3 is NOT fanuc. Many things were changed over the years for various reasons that only Art would know(;-). Many simply because it work not work any other way in windows.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Manual chipbreaking script?

« on: October 15, 2011, 09:52:58 AM »

IF you can do it fast manually then you can do it cnc based at the same rate as you would doing it manually . THINK about it.


(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Manual chipbreaking script?

« on: October 14, 2011, 10:37:52 PM »

The main question would be why would you want to do a manual process on a CNC machine that emulated an auto process.

Why not just type in the code to drill a hole?

BUT just in case, I don't think you can emulate what you want via a script AND run it as a MANUAL function. It would require functions that may  not exist and time delay problems that do exist.

Just a thought,(;-)TP

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: New Guy with an Old Question

« on: October 14, 2011, 04:56:36 PM »

YEP that would do it.

(;-) TP

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: New Guy with an Old Question

« on: October 14, 2011, 10:55:03 AM »

Jr Sample's used car lot. Call me at BR549.

Part of what you are seeing on yout tormach setup is the way te NFW was written long ago.

Try this open the nfw and go directly to the drill function. Set up a simple test troutine. NOW use the preveiw button does your M3s### numbers and tool change show up there?  Make sure you have data in all the tool setup fields. AND don't use tool(0). Make sure you checked direction for the spindle. AND make SURE the tool number you used has a value to the diam or just assign one.

NOW if you go back and do it again you MAY not see the M# and T# in the new code. That is one of the quirks you have to learn to deal with until they get fixed. In the way teh NFW deals with mulit jobs may effect HOW it does single jobs SOMETIMES.

The NFW does have some quirks to get used to. Could use some updating to make it a bit more useful in some areas. BUT it does work

Note : It is a LOT better than it used to be as far as quirks RON has been doing a fine job slowly but surely getting it updated. Part of the slow down is the complex way it was coded from the begginning.

Good Job Ron

(;-) TP

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: New Guy with an Old Question

« on: October 13, 2011, 08:50:52 PM »

(Code by Newfangled Wizard, 10/13/2011)
(Program Posted for Steel )
G0 G49 G40.1 G17
G80 G50 G90 G98 
G20 (Inch)
(***** Drill Hole Positions *****)
M6 T7
M03 S2500
M8
G00 G43 H7 Z0.5
G83 X1 Y0 Z-0.25 Q0.02 R0.10 F6.60
X0.00 Y1.00
X2.00 Y0.00
X0.00 Y2.00
G80
M5 M9
M30

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Erratic Z-axis

« on: October 13, 2011, 07:02:42 PM »

Will the  self test on the DTHC run OK?

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Trying to run a router table.

« on: October 13, 2011, 03:34:23 PM »

To add to what Hood said to FIND the min/max extents of the program load the program then go to the toolpath page, top right hand side is a display of the MIN/MAX distances that are in the gcdoe file.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Erratic Z-axis

« on: October 13, 2011, 09:23:25 AM »

IF the torch is diving into the plate either your cut parameters are wrong or the up/down polarity is backbackwards and it is moving DOWN when it should be moving UP .

Just a thought, (;-) TP