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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tracing an object
« on: February 27, 2018, 01:49:22 PM »
Thank you sir, this will save me a lot of time and tree carcasses.

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VB and the development of wizards / Tracing an object
« on: February 26, 2018, 06:12:09 PM »
I am having a problem with a small bit of code and am hoping someone can help me.
I have some special maple and yew burls and slabs I need to trace so I mount one on the table and trace it using the
crosshairs in the video window. Until now I have been writing the dros down on paper and inputting them into Aspire
by hand.
That was ok before but now I have been given 5 more to do, so with your help, I would like to use a button to
record the dro to a file so I can speed things up a bit.
So far I have gotten the code into the button and it writes to the file but when I try to write the next line to the
file it overwrites the last line, could someone please have a look and tell me what I am missing?

   
Sub Main ()
Open "L:\test\TESTFILE.txt" For Output As #1 ' Open to write file.


   X = GetOEMDRO (800)
   Y = GetOEMDRO (801)
   Z = GetOEMDRO (802)


Write #1, X, Y, Z

Close #1

End Sub               


With many thanks; Herman

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle Controls
« on: April 13, 2015, 10:01:11 AM »
Aspire has a post processor editor that will allow you to edit your Mach processor, I haven't had to use it for a while but the instructions to insert an M call is well documented on the Vectric website.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 3D printing with Mach 3
« on: April 13, 2014, 10:39:46 AM »
Gary,
I've been trying to set up my cnc for printing too, and as far as I can tell Simplify and Replicator and the other slicing programs define the extruder as "E" axis, so all I did is start a seperate profile in Mach and renamed E to A in the g code, the -1 and +1 you see are a retraction or feed of + or - 1 unit to prevent the plastic from drooling, so you don't get little strings of material every time it lifts the hot end. So far so good, now all I have to do is figure out the PID temperature controller.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: unwanted creep in jog mode?
« on: November 25, 2013, 09:31:59 AM »
Ive been using version 62 for about a year it seems fairly stable. I reused the xml in my backup. Nothing changed on the machine so there was no need to change anything in the settings. The only thing I changed was turning off the wi-fi connection so windows wouldnt update and mess with the settings.
Herman

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General Mach Discussion / Re: unwanted creep in jog mode?
« on: November 24, 2013, 01:11:51 PM »
I had the same problem with my xml getting wiped, turned out to be, in my case, a windows problem, caused by a corrupt registry. Just a thought :)

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: 4 axis mill 3D model software
« on: September 07, 2013, 02:14:27 PM »
Try vectric cut 3d, good program for 3d stuff. Try a free trial and see if you like it.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Can't get 2.2KW spindle to work
« on: June 04, 2013, 05:45:08 PM »
 :)

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Can't get 2.2KW spindle to work
« on: June 04, 2013, 04:52:50 PM »
sorry to interject, and correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like he has it set for analog speed control PWM output is kitty corner on the board

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: corelcad
« on: October 15, 2012, 04:07:34 PM »
Hi Ive been using it for about a year, it is basically an autocad Knock off but with a lot less features, Im no expert by any stretch of the imagination but my brother ( a draftsman) likes it and after trying a few other programs I settled on corelcad because of the relatively low price and ease of use.

                                                                                               Hermie

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