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General Mach Discussion / Re: keyboard loss functionality

« on: January 29, 2014, 04:32:48 PM »

Gents,

Good call. I did turn off the jog function.

Thank You,

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General Mach Discussion / Re: keyboard loss functionality

« on: January 29, 2014, 08:42:20 AM »

Thank You Both,

I was switching between screens sets from customs to stock. I’m inclined to think I may have turned jog off as suggested. Due to it not working on any screen set. More trouble shooting after work.   


Much Appreciated.

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General Mach Discussion / keyboard loss functionality

« on: January 28, 2014, 11:19:41 PM »

Hello,

I have lost the functionality of page up/down left right up & down arrow they as relate to X Y and Z. This occurred after i was trying different screen sets  looking for a one with an inner diameter zeroing function. The on screen MPG works with axis movement. As a test i installed mach 3 again in another folder. All axis worked fine with the keyboard commands in the newly installed version. Program relaunched and system rebooted. No change. My thought is a file may have been corrupted. I rather fix the problem to avoid running through the set up process.

Would using one of the XML back up files resolve the issue, other suggestions?

Thanks.
Craig

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General Mach Discussion / Z Axis issue with RUN FROM HERE

« on: December 24, 2013, 03:57:08 PM »

Hello,

I have noticed a problem after I use run from here. I was making an Acrylic tooling plate. The program was stopped to clear the tap drill from melted chips. Then when I went to use Run From Here I received the message stating preparing to move (normal). The Z then starts to raise. I assume this is to clear my .4" clearance or got to the 1" tool start height set by the CAM. The Z will raise to the point of the running out of travel.

I'm using a drill chuck and standard length drill bit which makes the head stock much higher then with other tools. I don't have this problem with shorter tools. I would guess that there is an option or value on how far to Z up.

Any thoughts?

XML attached.

Thank you and Merry Christmas.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: odd tool path after opening g code in mach 3

« on: June 06, 2011, 02:40:48 PM »

Did you by chance load it into mach 3 and get the varing circle sizes in the tool path wondow? Im not sure why it didnt cut all the way through.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: odd tool path after opening g code in mach 3

« on: June 05, 2011, 10:39:19 PM »

The end product should look like thie. Mach 3 shows a number of circles in varing sizes.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: odd tool path after opening g code in mach 3

« on: June 05, 2011, 09:32:33 PM »

When I get back home ill upload it. Thanks for looking at it.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / odd tool path after opening g code in mach 3

« on: June 05, 2011, 07:57:11 PM »

I have made the code in solid cam. It is a pattern of circles tobe cut first then cut out the main shape from the material. Any thoughts?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3, Probe, and Digitize Wizard Issue

« on: June 01, 2011, 01:06:50 AM »

I recently got my tool setter to work and had similar issues. I needed to use a 10k pull up resistor and add +5v from a USB wire that was sacrificed for the cause. The setter ground was attached to USB ground. See attached thread for diagrams ect. http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,18390.0.html.

Hope this helps.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Solidworks, to solidcam, to mach 3.

« on: May 28, 2011, 10:57:43 PM »

It's not horribly difficult to use. I have successfully generated code on simple parts in 5-10 mins. As for pricing im not sure. Much like SW as you use it it becomes easier. I found a copy at a yard sale form a guy who didn't know what he had. I havn't tries going from photo tom g-code as of yet.