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General Mach Discussion / Re: G41 and G42 Help Request! Example given

« on: January 20, 2009, 08:46:48 AM »

One thing important that I did not mentioned (and I should tell before my client reads the last post !)

My client is thinking in buying the source code and the right to use the software, so only after a decision from him, I could sell the software. Nevertheless it would be fine to know if there are people interested in it.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G41 and G42 Help Request! Example given

« on: January 20, 2009, 08:25:46 AM »

Hi.

More or less four months ago, I had a work were I receive a Fanuc Gcode for a lathe machine, and due to particular reasons I am not able to change the original code (I can and I should not), but I must use it on my mach3 machine. So I began to work on a software that uses the fanuc gcode with and without compensation (G41 G42 G76 ....) and outputs a code that is ready to use on mach3. It is almost stable and I a very few bugs are known.

I do not know if this is could be used for many users, but if so, and since it gave me many, many work I could think in sell it for a small fee. Or if interests Mach developers. If anyone that is reading this post is able to give me the answers, please let me know.
How many lathe users are there ?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unwanted softlimit behaviour

« on: October 29, 2008, 05:09:10 AM »

I should be almost blind... I did not see it.
Thank you all.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unwanted softlimit behaviour

« on: October 27, 2008, 07:37:37 AM »

I have a A axis, angular of course, and set to be angular on the general config.
But I did not see anything related to disable softlimit to the A axis, and I have double checked. If it exists them my problem was solved.

The X and Z softlimits are working fine.

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General Mach Discussion / Unwanted softlimit behaviour

« on: October 27, 2008, 04:53:07 AM »

Machine: Lathe with X and Z with homing and limits; A axis without limits or homing (rotational axis)

Having the softlimits on, I always have a warning before running a part - a softlimits warning. It is related with the lack of a softlimit in the A axis, because the instant I remove the a axis (on the config ports and pins), the warning does not appear anymore.
There is any way that mach only will take care of the axis limits that the user chooses? Because I do not have, and do not need a homing in the A axis, but I need the homing in the X and Z.

Thank you

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Optional stop in screen

« on: October 16, 2008, 03:14:43 AM »

I do not know how could I missed that one.
Thank you !

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General Mach Discussion / Optional stop in screen

« on: October 15, 2008, 01:56:54 PM »

Gentlemen,

It is possible to have an optional stop on/off on the screen, instead of going to general config ?
Sometimes I need to stop the gcode file, others don't - for the same code (depends of the number of chips). In this way, the user can switch on/off during a program execution. Feedhold is a little bit scarry, and I had before ruined parts because of feedhold.
(Or can this be done in a different way ?)

Thank you

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General Mach Discussion / Tool offset / tool slot

« on: October 08, 2008, 06:32:54 AM »

Hello.

In turn mode, if I am using 2 tools on one slot (slot nº1 for example), I can call them as:

T (toolslot) (tooloffset)

T101 (this will load offset 1)
T102 (this will load offset 2)


The X and Z offsets are working on the DROs, but the tooltip information and tooltip radius information displayed on the mach toolpath or in any DRO that points out to the current will only point out to tool number 1 with offset nº1.
I think that mach looks for the toolslot insted of the tool offset.

Can anybody confirm this? It is a bug?

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Spindle led

« on: October 03, 2008, 04:41:32 AM »

Sorry.

It is working, but it was on a sub program that was making it go off.
My fault.

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VB and the development of wizards / Spindle led

« on: October 03, 2008, 04:37:28 AM »

Hello. I would like to turn on a user led when my spindle is on, then turn off the spindle, but I still want that the led remain ON, so I did:

If GetOEMLed (11) SetUserLed (1500,1) ' This is ok, will turn on the user led 1500
If GetOEMLed (11) DoOEMButton (110)' This turns off the spindle, BUT also turns off the led 1500

This should not happen. What I am doing wrong ?
Thank you,
Filipe