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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 set-up has me stumped

« on: August 01, 2010, 05:34:35 PM »

Guess I'll try a newer post, and then a re-install on the mill computer before I wipe the drive and start over w/ a new OS. Thank for help guys. Jimi

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 set-up has me stumped

« on: August 01, 2010, 03:47:49 PM »

Thanks again , I do appreciate your help.  There is something else going on. G20-G21 is not it. Seems every time I start a new session something else is messed up. I am beginning to think I need to scrap Win 7 & go back to XP.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 set-up has me stumped

« on: August 01, 2010, 02:02:02 PM »

Thanks for the reply... Tried that first with no change. My post is in G21. Editing has no effect  Jimi

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General Mach Discussion / mach 3 set-up has me stumped

« on: August 01, 2010, 11:00:15 AM »

Hi folks, I could sure use some help w/mach3 set-up. Im using Win 7 32 bit to control my new Taig 3000dsls. I had to install a pci card for the printer port at lpt3 and change the address in port 1. I use Rhinocam 2 Pro for cad and the Mach 3 mm post that came already in the program & Mach 3 ver. r3.042.040. When I run the sample G codes everything works fine but when I bring in an .nc from Rhinocam the mill wants to cut in inches, not mm's no matter how the units or the G code are set. Editing g-code changes the numbers but not the units. Will a different post or .xml be the solution ? Thanks for any help you can give .JimiG

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: August 01, 2010, 10:15:45 AM »

Thanks a bunch, jg

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: July 31, 2010, 03:49:07 PM »

  ::)Just me again JimiG ,I forgot to say I was using a PCI card parallel port at lpt3 and the port1 in Mach set to that range. Thanks JimiG

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Mach4 General Discussion / Hi,I'm JimiG and I need some help w/my new Mach3 setup

« on: July 31, 2010, 02:33:32 PM »

Im using Mach3 ver R3.042.040 w/ win7 32 bit. I'm writing G code w Rhinocam pro on another computer and transfering files to the Cam computer by flash drive to the C:. The .tap files from CNC samples in Mach do fine, but the .nc files I bring in from Rhino cam all want to run like they are in inches not mm's. G code is correct and native units is ok, set to mm's. I don't think my post is wrong but I don't know about the .xml. I'd appreciate any help. Thanks JimiG