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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Button Color?

« on: September 11, 2011, 02:38:57 PM »

Hiya Steve, are you building screens or are you building Wizards(:-).

If you look at where things are stored for a wizzard (addons) you see that the bitmaps are normally stored in the wizards's directory under bitmaps.
C:\Mach3\Addons\Nameof Wizard\Bitmaps for example.

THEN you make sure you assign it from that directory so the screen KNOWS where to find it.

IF you are doings screens then you normall store the bitmaps in the MACH3 directory under bitmaps OR under the profile you are running.

C:\Mach3\Bitmaps   or C:\Mach3\Bitmaps\Profilename.

Same deal move them into their directory THEN assign the path.

OK you KNOW you are going to have to show and tell right?

Hope that helps, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Upgrading from Mach2 to Mach3 - basic help - slow Z- Jog, etc.

« on: September 11, 2011, 01:56:54 PM »

Sounds like you are talking 3 different things. Do you want to slow down the JOG or do you want to slow down the rapid or do you want to slow down the feed. ?

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Driver gets lost?

« on: September 11, 2011, 11:35:11 AM »

You should be able to close down Mach then restart Mach.  BUT WHY have have the sleep mode active in the first place??? IF you are not going to be using MACH3 then shut it down when you are not using it.

Simple fix, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: i need help in setting up the Mach

« on: September 11, 2011, 10:16:22 AM »

Was there a message in the error bar?

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: how much RAM mach3 can eat (i am getting restarts due to thermal trips)

« on: September 11, 2011, 10:13:53 AM »

JAs I think you need to find a good computer that works Then LEAVE IT ALONE. 

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing Macro?

« on: September 11, 2011, 10:10:04 AM »

Ger, I really wonder how many people ACTUALLY use the RefAll on a daily basis? WOULD most even NOTICE that all axis ended up homing at once instead of Z first then XY? Most people I have talked with when they find something acting strange they just don't use it any more. It seems to be the nature of the DIY crowd.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Driver gets lost?

« on: September 11, 2011, 10:03:39 AM »

NOPE,

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing Macro?

« on: September 10, 2011, 10:27:40 PM »

 I would do it this way. It ensures the Z completes before the XY starts.

DoOemButton(1024)
While Ismoving()
Wend
RefCombination(3)

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Drives falut out

« on: September 10, 2011, 09:46:42 PM »

Another trick is to bring your fauilt signal into the Estop input pin.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Z axis brake releases to quickly on reset.

« on: September 10, 2011, 09:38:58 PM »

WOW I guess you have to add the VAT as well ??

(;-) TP