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General Mach Discussion / Re: Scripter Compile Error bites again :(
« on: March 15, 2018, 03:23:03 AM »
The wonders of Mach3 :)

Once the file is saved as .mcc it is filled with gobbledygook and can not be edited with Notepad etc any more so there is certainly some conversion going on there.

The editors Save-As dialog box lists "Pre-compiled" as an option as well.

Interesting

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Scripter Compile Error bites again :(
« on: March 14, 2018, 05:29:25 PM »
Seems so, just save them from the editor as .mcc instead of .m1s

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Scripter Compile Error bites again :(
« on: March 14, 2018, 05:18:52 PM »
:) It is what it is, not an average Bridgeport conversion.

Lets see how it plays with pre-compiled macro's.

Errors and bugs are ok, but this particular one breaks tools and spoils work and to make it worse it is random :)

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Scripter Compile Error bites again :(
« on: March 14, 2018, 04:25:05 PM »
My issue is not wanting to upset my machine - it gets used, a lot. Updating the firmware would mean ensuring i can return to my version, Its not just a matter of trying it - i have little doubt it would probably work but, to actually "use" it would mean a lot of macro work, screen customising etc - i need two installs as i have a separate high-speed head on my mill so i use a different profile because this setup does not work like the standard Bridgeport setup.

I would need touch-plate probing on one, rigid tapping on the other, tool length comp fed to the knee axis, a custom file load option to comment out any G43 lines as the TLC is fed direct to knee, spindle power DRO, height-setter DRO with buttons for loading the tool table, soon it will have a power drawbar of some sort and in the future it will sport an ATC.

Simple really ;)

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Scripter Compile Error bites again :(
« on: March 14, 2018, 04:03:50 PM »
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General Mach Discussion / Re: Scripter Compile Error bites again :(
« on: March 14, 2018, 04:03:11 PM »
Thanks, I have been looking at this tonight, just catching up really.

I gather i would need the industrial license to be above board - i run a micro business but the price is out of my range at present.

I'll stick with Mach3 for present, lets see how it likes precompiled macros ;)

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC Router Convert to Plasma Questions
« on: March 14, 2018, 03:53:37 PM »
Mach3 supports THC movements of the Z axis, you need a THC controller like a Proma or higher.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Scripter Compile Error bites again :(
« on: March 14, 2018, 11:45:24 AM »
Maybe but

1 - its only just been built :(

2 - what other unit is as robust, complete and will work with 0-10v servos ?

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Its external BUT is still only what 5v control?

I would use that relay to operate a bigger relay/contactor and control the load with that.

Solid state relays are practically all DC control AC output  - they are a couple of ££ on eBay, they do fail and mostly fail ON, but failure rates can be pretty low on a good SSR. They mostly have opto-isolated inputs too which is ideal.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Scripter Compile Error bites again :(
« on: March 14, 2018, 07:59:04 AM »
Notepad works perfectly fine. I've used it for all of the macros I've written, and never had a problem.
The Mach3 editor doesn't use carriage returns, and saves macros as one long line of code.

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Would there ever be a Mach5?

Since most Mach3 users don't appear to want to move to Mach4, it's highly unlikely.
By the time Mach4 is 100% complete, it will probably have taken 7+ years of development. As a ground up new program, this was their chance to make the best Mach that they could.
Maybe that's what they did, but it's not the Mach4 that many wanted.

That explains why i blamed Notepad - on opening in NP the files are indeed one line, open in editor and they are ok - my presumption was that Notepad did not open it correctly and was therefor Fubar :)

I stand corrected, thanks