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General Mach Discussion / Re: ATC Spindle How to set them up?

« on: May 04, 2018, 02:28:06 AM »

if you have a Manual of your spindle we might have a Chance to help you.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Is it possible to password protect the VB Scripts?

« on: May 04, 2018, 02:25:00 AM »

no

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 won't fire torch on plasma table

« on: May 04, 2018, 01:51:58 AM »

post a screenshot of:

-General config -> spindle Setup
-General config -> Output Setup
-a Picture of your BOB
-if avaliable Manual of BOB

and we will see

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General Mach Discussion / Re: newbie needing advice

« on: May 04, 2018, 01:48:44 AM »

if you are at the left lower Corner of your machine

direction right X+
direction away from you Y+
Z axis up Z+

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Is it possible to password protect the VB Scripts?

« on: May 04, 2018, 01:38:25 AM »

if you are VB Scripter Window you can use file -> save as -> choose filetype compiled code

the the macro is precompiled and mot changeable any more (with normal Texteditor)

but you have to take care of the source files.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Replacement Computers

« on: May 02, 2018, 02:01:55 PM »

Engraversoflight
You hit the nail on the head.
My machine pc runs mach3 with XP on it and thats it.
I need a new download for the new win10 laptop as well as for a new machine pc.

good luck, never touch a running system

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 driver not install correctly on W7 32 bit.

« on: May 01, 2018, 11:13:40 AM »

installed a fresh mach3?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 driver not install correctly on W7 32 bit.

« on: May 01, 2018, 02:55:33 AM »

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,37050.0.html

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Auto corner finding problem

« on: April 30, 2018, 01:23:49 PM »

your Change is defintly nor ok.

try this:




Rem   Auto corner finding X-Y+Z-(button4) With tool diameter Input Metric Version

   Speak (" CONFERMARE RICERCA ANGOLO INFERIORE DESTRO") 'Avviso Vocale
Message "INIZIO RICERCA ANGOLO"
Sleep (1000) ' pausa di 1 secondi
response = MsgBox ("CONFERMARE RICERCA ANGOLO")

CurrentFeed = GetOemDRO(818) 'Get the current feedrate to return to later
CurrentAbsInc = GetOemLED(48) 'Get the current G90/G91 state
CurrentGmode = GetOemDRO(819) 'Get the current G0/G1 state
CurrentToolDiameter = GetOemDRO(1000) 'gets the current tool diameter

If GetOemLed (825)<>0 Then 'Check to see if the probe is already grounded or faulty
   Call ProbeGrounded()
   Exit Sub
Else
   DoOEMButton (1010) 'zero the Z axis so the probe move will start from here
   Code "G4 P2" ' two second delay
   Code "G90 G31 Z-25 F100" 'Z goes down a max of 25mm at 100mm/sec
   While IsMoving() 'wait while it happens
   Wend
   ZProbePos = GetVar(2002) 'get the axact point the probe was hit
   Code "G0 Z" &ZProbePos 'go back to that point, always a very small amount of overrun
   While IsMoving ()
   Wend
   Call SetDro (2,0.000)
   Code "G4 P0.25" 'Pause for Dro to update.
   Code "G90 G0 Z15" 'retract Z to 15mm
   Code "G91 G0 Y3 X25"
   Code "G90 G0 Z-5"

   while IsMoving()
     sleep(10)
   Wend
   

   Code "F" &CurrentFeed 'Returns to prior feed rate
End If

Rem   VBScript For probing In the x- direction

If GetOemLed (825)<>0 Then    'May need to use =0 if it errors
   Call ProbeGrounded()    'Check to see if the probe is already grounded or faulty
   Exit Sub
Else
   Code "G4 P1"         'Pause 1 second to give time to position probe plate

   CurrentFeed = GetOemDRO(818)    'Get the current feedrate to return to later
   Code "F100"

Rem   Probe Left

   XNew = GetDro(0) - 75      'probe to current position - 75mm
   Code "G31 X" &XNew
   While IsMoving()      'wait for prob move to complete
   Wend
   XNew = GetVar(2000)      'read the touch point

Rem   move back To the hit point incase there was an overshoot

   Code "G90 G0 Z15"
   Code "G90 G0 X" &XNew
   Code "G91 X-" &CurrentToolDiameter/2  'moves the probe half the tool diameter to center on edge
       
   
   While IsMoving ()
   Wend
        Call SetDro (0,0.000)
        Code "G4 P0.25"
        Code "G91 G0 X-5 Y-25"
        Code "G90 G0 Z-5"

   while IsMoving()
     sleep(10)
   Wend
   
 
  Code "F" &CurrentFeed       'restore original feed rate
End If

Rem   VBScript For probing In the Y+ direction

If GetOemLed (825) <> 0 Then       'Check to see if the probe is already grounded or faulty
   Call ProbeGrounded()
   Exit Sub
Else
   Code "G4 P1"         'Pause 1 second to give time to position probe plate

   CurrentFeed = GetOemDRO(818)    'Get the current feedrate to return to later
   Code "F100"         'Slow feedrate to 100mm

Rem   Probe up

   YNew = GetDro(1) + 75      'move to current y position + 75mm
   Code "G31 Y" &YNew
   While IsMoving()      'wait for the move to finish
   Wend
   YNew = GetVar(2001)      'read the touch point

Rem   move back To the hit point incase there was an overshoot
   
        Code "G90 G0 Z15"
   Code "G90 G0 Y" &YNew
        Code "G91 Y" &CurrentToolDiameter/2  'moves the probe half the tool diameter to center on edge

   While IsMoving ()
   Wend
        Call SetDro (1,0.000)
        Code "G4 P0.25"
        Code "G90 G0 X0.0"
   Code "F" &CurrentFeed       'restore original feed rate
        Code "(X, Y, and Z axis' are now zeroed)"
        Call ReturnG90G91State()
        Exit Sub
End If

   
Sub ProbeGrounded()
   Code "(Probe plate is grounded, check connection and try again)"
   Call ReturnG90G91State()
End Sub

Sub ReturnG90G91State()
   If CurrentAbsInc = 0 Then 'if G91 was in effect before then return to it
      Code "G91"
   End If
   If CurrentGMode = 0 Then 'if G0 was in effect before then return to it
      Code "G0"
   End If
End Sub

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Auto corner finding problem

« on: April 30, 2018, 12:02:52 PM »

then you hit the probe during Z- move

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