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VB and the development of wizards / Motion Clamp Mcode

« on: April 15, 2010, 05:27:03 PM »

Has anyone wrote a Mcode for motion clamps?
I am retro fitting a drilling machine that has motions clamps. They are used when a M15 is passed at the beginning of the program. The clamps activate after the X Y positioning and then hold while the machine drills. Then they are disengaged and the X and Y are moved to the next hole then it repeats.

Any help on making a M code for this would be appreciated.

Thanks
Dave.

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General Mach Discussion / Single Block problems with G81

« on: April 14, 2010, 01:41:13 PM »

I am just in the beginning stages of setting up mach3 and I have it doing simulation runs on some of my G code. Everything looks good but when I am running a G81 program and hit single block it pauses the maching and then only resumes the X and Y motion but not the Z. If the tool is half way in a hole and single block is activated, the drill cycle does not complete.
Is there a wrong setting or something?

Thanks
Dave