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General Mach Discussion / Gcode repeat Cycle help

« on: August 14, 2012, 03:09:36 PM »

Hi all,

I have a simple gcode installed for my machine to move in a zig zag motion however I wanted to know if the mach 3 supports such configurations like DO Loop where I can type in a set of gcodes and have it repeat a consistent movement along the y axis... instead of writing out each individual increment (which takes up a whole lot of time and also looking for a more efficient way).

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
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General Mach Discussion / DUOLOOP Configuration, Please Help!

« on: August 14, 2012, 11:44:00 AM »

Hi Everyone,

I want to program my machine with less number inputs and creating what is known as a "DuoLoop" configuration.

Right now I have

g0 g21 g90 g50 g80 f100
g0 z0 g0 x0 y0
m98 p1 l10
g0 x0
m30
%
o1

g91 g1 z-.5 f50
g90
g1 x-50 f200
g1 y-2
g1 x0
g1 y-4
g1 x-50
g1 y-6
g1 x0
......ETC until .
g1 y-16
g1 x50


g91 g1 z-.5 f50  (gcode for z movement repeat)

Then I have a gCode for a reverse direction..
g90
g1 x28 f200
g1 y-16
g1 x0
and etC...

I was wondering instead of writing out all these numbers is there a way to put in a Gcode where I only have to use

x-50
y-2
x0
y-4

and repeating this step continuously? I'm constantly changing my values and it gets restless going back and changing every number.

PLEASE HELP! Not sure what Gcode I use for this

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General Mach Discussion / Mach 3 not responding

« on: August 06, 2012, 11:21:26 AM »

Hi-

I just installed the Mach 3 program onto my computer, however I cannot get it to move from my program to my mill.

I had everything working perfectly on another computer but then when I switched to a new computer and installed the mach 3 on there, there isn't any movement with the jogging anymore.

Other notes- My computer is compatible with the program and I checked that the printer port was connected and recognized in the computer system.

HELP??

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General Mach Discussion / How to import 3D files for 3dworks

« on: June 28, 2012, 12:37:14 PM »

Just getting started with the program and moving on to 3d design.. except I have no idea where to start.

Does lazy cam interpret a dxf file to 3D works for gcodes? If not, does anyone know where i would be able to find a program that translates a 2D design to 3D dimensionality?

Does AutoCad do this for me if I save it as a .DXF and then open that with lazy cam?

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General Mach Discussion / What is Feedrate?

« on: June 27, 2012, 01:21:08 PM »

Hi,

Getting to know the machine better!

However, now i'm trying to mess with the speed of the machine (Kernel Speed). Could someone explain to me what exactly does increasing/decreasing the feedrate actually does? Because I've changed it to F200... but the actual speed of the machine doesn't increase of decrease unless I click the (+) and (-) on my program run..

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General Mach Discussion / Subroutine configuration, Z axis help

« on: June 25, 2012, 03:02:19 PM »

Hi,

Does anyone know if there's a subroutine to program the machine to move in a continuous way, but then moving the machine down the z axis as it continues in the same general x, y axis locations?

Is there a way to manipulate the subroutine function where I can do this without copying and pasting the gcodes 123908123x ?

If you're confused this is what i have down as my gcodes:

g28
g0 x51 z50
g0 x51 y-2 z50
g0 x0 y-2 z50
g0 x0 y-4 z50
.... etc ...
g0 x0 y0 z50 m47 (this starts it back to the first line)

now I want to move down my z axis a little bit and repeat the same thing..

anyone?
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General Mach Discussion / Can Mach3 do continuous loops?

« on: June 22, 2012, 04:58:50 PM »

Hi all,

I'm starting to get to know the machine at a basic level.

Does anyone know if there's a gCode that can program the Mach3 to do continuous loops over and over again once i've put in a design layout?

Thanks,
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General Mach Discussion / HOMING TROUBLE

« on: June 22, 2012, 12:29:37 PM »

 Hi,


I am very new to the machine and i'm so confused on how you set your own limits on the table and how to set it so each time I "REF ALL HOME" it will go back to zeroing out my mach3 machine. ALSO i'm having a hard time understanding the difference between:

-how the soft min/max sets the limits for my mach3
-setting the correct display mode/scale for my tool path
-how to set up my machine coordinates (I don't have my limit switches hooked up yet either, so i'm not sure if its possible to set up the coordinates without them)

and also my Tool path does not show the design of my Gcode on display.

Any advice? Again, I am very new to this machine, and have no idea where to start, feeling hopeless.... hoping i'll understand it all very soon though.

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / MACH 3 NOT RESPONSIVE!!! HELP

« on: June 21, 2012, 10:50:08 AM »

Hi,

I'm having trouble with my Mach 3 machine.

I checked that it was in the right printer port from the mach support videos and made sure the circuits and and everything is in tact. Everything seems to be correct but my computer controls for the mach 3 program is still not controlling the actual machine. Do I have to uninstall it and reinstall it again maybe? For some reason when I programed the mach 3 on my computer I did not have to do any further installing, instead I only opened through it from my USB drive. The controls on my jog seem to work but nothing on the machine is responsive! 

Also, my computer is running on Windows XP 2002 on a 32-bit.


PLEASE HELP!!!!!

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General Mach Discussion / Mach 3 not responsive to computer controls. PLEASE HELP!!

« on: June 21, 2012, 10:47:09 AM »

Hi,

I'm having trouble with my Mach 3 machine.

I checked that it was in the right printer port from the mach support videos and made sure the circuits and and everything is in tact. Everything seems to be correct but my computer controls for the mach 3 program is still not controlling the actual machine. Do I have to uninstall it and reinstall it again maybe? For some reason when I programed the mach 3 on my computer I did not have to do any further installing, instead I only opened through it from my USB drive. The controls on my jog seem to work but nothing on the machine is responsive! 

Also, my computer is running on Windows XP 2002 on a 32-bit.


PLEASE HELP!!!!! THANKS!