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VB and the development of wizards / backtracking a dispenser! need advice!

« on: July 13, 2010, 08:10:18 PM »

Hey all, just setting up a new fishman solder paste dispenser as my C axis.  As the C-axis goes positive, the cartridge is compressed and paste gets dispensed into the desired pattern, but when forward motion stops, there is still pressure in the cartridge and the paste continues to poop out and ruin my circuit board!  I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction in a way to rectify this.  Ideally I would like Mach to detect when the dispenser is in use, wait for forward motion to cease, and then reverse the direction of the C-axis a set number of steps/distance to relieve the pressure on the cartridge.  Has anyone had any experience in this sort of situation?

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General Mach Discussion / home all axes simulateneously?

« on: June 28, 2010, 09:18:06 AM »

Hello, Mach3 newbie here!

I'm just setting up mach on a new 6 axis machine and I am wondering if there is a way to home all axes at the same time, rather than one after another.  The machine has 60 x 40 inch table and I'm just looking to speed up the homing process.  Any help would be appreciated!