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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with G41/G42 lathe

« on: June 12, 2011, 01:54:59 PM »

Well there is always the DARKSIDE EMC2.

(;-) TP

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Feature Requests / Re: Integrated interactive help

« on: June 12, 2011, 12:00:27 PM »

MACH used to have that very Function. You could right click on any object and it would pop up a help file describing that function or object. It could even play a speakfile to respond verbaly.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cooling control panel & monitor venting.

« on: June 12, 2011, 11:12:59 AM »

A vent on the bottom and on the top goes a LONG way to aid in cooling. Heat rises bringing in cooler air.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Right click HELP ????

« on: June 12, 2011, 11:10:18 AM »

Whatever happened to the Right CLick HELP function. Was it removed from Mach3??

SOmeone asked about it last week and surprise ,it was not there anymore.

Seemed to be a handy function.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: ACAD import points to a drawing

« on: June 11, 2011, 01:20:08 PM »

Thanks "CadManDo"

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: ACAD import points to a drawing

« on: June 11, 2011, 12:24:30 PM »

Gerry could you do a favor? If you have the points file IN acad could you dxf it out and post it here. I am home and ACAD is at the shop. I did not plan to go to the shop today.

I use(testing ) a free copy of hobby Pogecad here and it does not support VBA.

I would like to play with drawing some today to see IF I am smarter than a box of rocks (;-)

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: ACAD import points to a drawing

« on: June 11, 2011, 12:17:15 PM »

YOU are DA CADMAN, (;-) TP

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Modbus / Re: Remote USB display with Modbus

« on: June 11, 2011, 12:13:32 PM »

I might be wrong BUT I don't think you can do Modbus over USB. IF you had the NONUSB verison it should work fine as it uses RS232 which MACH can talk to through SendSerial or serial modbus.

IF you need LCD support it can be done through a MODIO unit from Peter Homann. OR from a POKEYS.

Just a thought. (;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: ACAD import points to a drawing

« on: June 11, 2011, 11:43:18 AM »

THanks Gerry The points will be just fine I think I can manage curve fitting and convert to polyline manually if needed.  I think I can export that profile back out as a DXF and use it . But have not tried that part  yet.

Thanks (;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: ACAD import points to a drawing

« on: June 11, 2011, 11:01:29 AM »

Gerry, Is this run as a macro in Acad?

OT: I really like the new screenset. I am considering moving over to them.  Are they customizable? I have a ton of extra functions that I normally run that I would have to migrate to them  AND a few things I never use that need to come off.

(;-) TP