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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: tool path is not displaying

« on: May 25, 2016, 07:12:15 PM »

yes  i have, i have been using the mill for several years. ill add a couple more screen shots and the machine profile if it helps

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Mach4 General Discussion / tool path is not displaying

« on: May 25, 2016, 01:19:56 AM »

hoping someone can point me in the right direction. when i load my g code file in mach, it does not show the tool path for the part to be machined. sometimes you can see a very small L shaped line about the size of a pen tip on the screen, if you zoom in for like a mile, it will fill the display, but no tool path. this problem appeared after updating to version 2.2914. i ran as administrator to do the update. it may have nothing to do with it but that is when the problem surfaced. one thing to mention is that old g code files that i have  seem to load just fine. when posting,i have tried saving them as tap and nc files. what other relevant info is needed? thanks in advance.

picture 1 is after loading the g code. only a small spec is visible on the screen
picture 2 is after zooming in a considerable distance
picture 3 is loading the roadrunner file (works)

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hanging up on a M03 after installing version 2.2914 ??

« on: May 15, 2016, 02:01:25 PM »

Thanks bob, a virtual high five to you for your insight. There was some insanely large number populating the accel time box. I'm not sure how it got there, maybe i feel asleep on the keyboard. I really am curious as to how it got there because i did not change any settings after updating to version 2.2914. Either way it is fixed and up and running. Thanks to all who contributed!

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hanging up on a M03 after installing version 2.2914 ??

« on: May 09, 2016, 11:55:08 PM »

The program runs to this line, turns the spindle on and gets stuck there. It seems as if it is putting a 2000 sec delay on the M03 S2000 command. I dont understand why it would do this I suppose if i wait 33 minutes it would start running the program! If anyone can solve this i will give you a big virtual high five !!!

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hanging up on a M03 after installing version 2.2914 ??

« on: May 08, 2016, 04:59:01 PM »

Did this problem surface  after updating to version 2.2914?  Also, is your tool path displaying correctly or is it blank?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hanging up on a M03 after installing version 2.2914 ??

« on: May 07, 2016, 01:34:46 AM »

I did install the new version as administrator  and I do have 3 seconds set in the spindle decel time. I'll try and change it to zero. I will check the diagnostic log and report. Thanks for your help

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hanging up on a M03 after installing version 2.2914 ??

« on: May 06, 2016, 08:07:57 PM »

Thanks Nick,  I did see your post on the same issue but that box is not checked.  Anyone else had this problem?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Hanging up on a M03 after installing version 2.2914 ??

« on: May 06, 2016, 01:29:20 AM »

A little help would be greatly appreciated. I updated to ver 2.2914 on my knee mill and now I have to do a - run from here- on the line after the M03 S **** line, then start the spindle using the m3/m5 button. The program gets to the M03, turn the spindle on to the correct rpm but then just sits there. The next line is a m07 but it doesnt go beyond the m03. Also, my toolpath has disappeared.

I am using a hicon 7766 BOB but did not change anything in the config settings. I ran the install as administrator if it makes a difference. I feel like it is something simple but It is alluding me. Any thoughs?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Extents Remain After Closing File

« on: April 30, 2016, 01:44:51 AM »

+1 FOR ME AS WELL. THIS DRIVES ME CRAZY

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re:

« on: November 05, 2015, 06:13:35 PM »

Daz, can you explain to me what that code is doing? I am trying to learn how all of this works