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General Mach Discussion / Re: Moving an axis while code is running.

« on: December 07, 2015, 02:38:55 PM »

OR migrate to Mach4 where you have plenty of out of bounds axis to work with (;-)

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Moving an axis while code is running.

« on: December 05, 2015, 05:02:48 PM »

I assume you are wanting to move teh nozzle in realtime while the machine is cutting independant of the Gcode ??  If so that takes an out of bounds axis and Mach3 does NOT have it.

You can however use a PLC and talk to the PLC via Modbus. You would then program the PLC for axis motion and talk to it anytime you need to from Mach3. That would give you the motion you wanted anytime you called for it.

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: SetParam("AccelerationX",)

« on: December 04, 2015, 03:14:33 PM »

I don't think Mach3 will let you change it UNLESS there is no motion in play OR nothing loaded into the motion QUE. IF it did it would corrupt any values in teh motion planner.  I do know that it will let you change it from a macro and NOT be in reset.

Now the question is WHY would you even want to do that

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: password button

« on: December 04, 2015, 08:47:58 AM »

Thank You Matrix. THAT will be a great addition to my code file (;-). I had looked a long time as well but never found it.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Need help converting .png to gcode

« on: December 01, 2015, 01:23:53 PM »

Post the file here OR send me the FIle

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 issues...

« on: December 01, 2015, 12:56:11 PM »

I don't think that is a Mach3 problem but a problem with your PLUGIN for the USB board you are running.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Need help converting .png to gcode

« on: December 01, 2015, 09:04:18 AM »

COnvert it to a PDF then import teh PDF into cad. OR use Inkscape to do a raster to vestor conversion. BUT in both case you need to double check your geometry and positions.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Help with a peck drilling cycle

« on: November 28, 2015, 01:37:38 PM »

The problem lies INSIDE the G83 code it does a feed move instead of a Rapid move to the next point. Change the G83 to a G81 and it will do a rapid between holes. I did not check the G73.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Help with a peck drilling cycle

« on: November 28, 2015, 08:48:52 AM »

Deon your code is good but the G83 is bad (;-)

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC4PC C52 board and C32 Board PLC

« on: November 28, 2015, 12:32:12 AM »

While you can certainly do a tool changer with a PLC Mach3 is quite capable of handling the chore of a tool changer by itself and it is a WHOLE lot less complicated to do.

Just a thought, (;-) TP