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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 29, 2011, 07:54:28 AM »

Hood, I believe VCarve sets the tool offset in the Gcode, so I think setting Tool Selections Persistant will solve the problem. I will test to see. Thanks, again, for all the help!
Larry

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 29, 2011, 06:50:11 AM »

Hood, thanks for the suggestion. I haven't been able to try it yet, but I'm just wondering. Since this just looks like a Tool Number issue (VCarve specifies Tool Number 1 in the Gcode, Mach3 is expecting Tool Number 0), wouldn't the fix be to simply sync the Tool Numbers?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 28, 2011, 11:57:05 AM »

Hood, I believe it does happen with the other .xml as well. I can't say I noticed it on the screen, but I mostly use the XBox controller to Start and Stop and I am watching the cutter as I start, not the screen. But I would often have to press the Start button twice, so I am going to say yes, it did happen with the other.
Larry

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 28, 2011, 10:14:42 AM »

Hood, LCorsa.xml seems to work fine. The only thing is, I have to hit "Cycle Start" twice, as the first time I hit it, the tool number changes from 0 to 1 and the "Change Tool" icon blinks yellow. When I hit Cycle Start again, it goes into action. Tool Number 1 is default in VCarve Pro (used to generate the Gcode). Is there a way to have Mach default to Tool Number 1? If necessary, I can change the tool numbers to 1 on all my tools in VCarve (easier to do once in Mach, if the option is available).
Larry

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 28, 2011, 06:03:24 AM »

Hood, did you see anything else seriously wrong (dangerous) in my .xml that should be fixed?
Larry

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 28, 2011, 05:53:26 AM »

Hood, yes, Cycle Start and Feed Hold buttons on the machine itself also work. Thanks, again!
Larry

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 27, 2011, 09:11:28 PM »

Hood, with the OEM Trig #1  enabled, and Active Low on each enabled, the jogging works, as do the Start and Feed Hold switches (on screen buttons and XBox buttons). Fantastic! Thanks very much!
Larry

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 27, 2011, 06:02:19 PM »

Hood, I did have time to try disabling those OEM trigger inputs. Yes, it does work. However, I need to check with Romaxx to see if those are active triggers for the closed loop function. If they are, I will need to leave them active. I'll let you know. Thanks for all the help!
Larry

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 27, 2011, 05:31:54 PM »

Thanks, Hood. I will try that (later, need to go out for a few hours) and report back. If nothing else, hitting STOP when opening Mach is better than running a toolpath! Better to get it functioning properly, of course.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging strangeness

« on: January 27, 2011, 12:38:17 PM »

Thanks, Hood. Files on the way via email.
Larry