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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: plugin/wizard/external editor to automatically organise and edit tp-files

« on: September 08, 2015, 09:12:10 AM »

What you are asking is a HUGE undertaking for Gcode applications.  It is BEST left to the Cad side to do what you want. In that realm you would want o be a parametric style Cad like solid works where you can recreate the entire aspect of the object with a single input of a new value.

Basically you want to take a basic shape then stretch or shrink or change it in specific ways defined by the customer. ??

NOW could it be DONE on the Gcode side ?? SURE it can with parametric /conditional Gcode with subs.  IF you think YOUR Head head hurts thinking about it try programming it (;-).

Mach3 and Mach4 are totally different dogs in respect to how it would work in each of them.  Mach3 is very limited in that it does NOT do conditional Gcode. AND Mach4 is NOT far enough developed to insure that it actually would work correctly.

YOU need to talk to one of the CAD manf like Solid Works.  Your project would best be attacked as a 3d object . They work in that realm every day and fully understand what you need/require.

You are NOT the first surboard/snowboard manf that has wanted to do this(;-).  


I THINK what you are looking for is BOARDCAD. It is a free software design program. (;-)

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help please....mach3 jumping to reset when i cut any deeper than 0.5mm

« on: September 06, 2015, 01:33:02 PM »

I take it that you have a QC30 spindle ? If so then yo may need to adjust the QC nut so that it is engaging the lockdown tab more. IF it just barely engages teh vibration will make it slip back and drop out the tool holder. 

IF you are cutting at 50IPM(1272MMPM)  that is way to fast for that rpm and size of tool on a low powered BP.  Lower the feedrate and increase the DOC . For normal cutting you will be MUCH better off if you limit your endmill sizes to .500"(12mm) then plan your feeds/speeds to that size cutter based on available HP. 

The settings and tool Diam/#flutes  you are using now will make the BP chatter badly and damage the Quill/spindle over time.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Radius to end of arc differs from radius to start - again

« on: September 05, 2015, 12:13:36 PM »

I menat for the toolpath screen. The ONLY way I can get that to fail is to scale only 1 axis. Even the G91.1 difference will NOT make the code fail it just moves in crop circles.  

I would suggest that your version of Mach3 is corrupted . What version are you running? I would not run .066 If you are running .066 I would back up to .062.

AND reload the xml from a backup not the same one you are using.  OR you could try reloading a backup version and test .

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Radius to end of arc differs from radius to start - again

« on: September 05, 2015, 10:05:00 AM »

What do you mean by run in the simulator ?  If you mean the mach3 simulator in the MDI screen . It uses the SAME interpetor as the main screen run does (;-) How could it be different .

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I can't scale any more

« on: September 05, 2015, 09:56:42 AM »

Glad you got it sorted, I use scale a lot myself.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Radius to end of arc differs from radius to start - again

« on: September 04, 2015, 03:47:45 PM »

goto teh mdi line type in G91.1 then hit enter then try the code again.


If that works then goto the gen config page and reset the IJ's to inc.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I can't scale any more

« on: September 04, 2015, 03:20:41 PM »

All that button does is reset the scale back to 1. You never said what happens when you try to set scale. You click on the dro and input a number then press enter. What happens next ?? if nothing are you entering in the number from the numpad ?? is numlock off?

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help please....mach3 jumping to reset when i cut any deeper than 0.5mm

« on: September 03, 2015, 11:33:24 PM »

check your z upper switch they are bad about tripping due to vibration i have a series1 cnc as well. i ended up replacing the z switches in the quill housing to stop it.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Move after program end

« on: September 02, 2015, 05:14:26 PM »

Create a M1030 macro with this it it. Save the M1030 to teh current profile macro directory. Then when the M30 runs it calls teh M1030 macro

' M1030 macro Return Home
Code" G30"
End

Now when the M30 runs it calls the M1030 macro automatically and then runs the G30.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Move after program end

« on: September 02, 2015, 04:32:44 PM »

You cannot Put anything after the M30 as Mach3 will ignore it. Except sub code. But it will still ignore it unless called.

You can use G28 to send it to the preassigned home position or G30 to send it to the machine home position. Then there is teh M1030 macro option.

OR just tell it where you want it to go to. 

G0 Z?? (raise Z)
G0 X???  Y???