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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach Config. Next Tool or Tool in Use selection

« on: June 26, 2019, 04:06:04 PM »

When I try and set the T to be the Tool in Use, it won't save my selection, it keeps changing it back to Next Tool.
I have reloaded Mach to 3804 and the current 4162. 
I'm not sure why this is happening. 
I don't want to start over, I have added several buttons for troubleshooting to my screen set and added several things to the signal library; so finding the culprit to this issue will be preferred.
Anyone else have this kind of problem?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Button config for manual toolchange

« on: May 03, 2019, 06:29:19 PM »

Hello Oliver,
Welcome to the forum.

You've got the right idea.  Have an input trigger an output.
In Mach4, we do this by placing tasks like this in the signal library.
This is found in the screen editor, in the Screen Load Script.

This thread is a good thread to look at if you're just starting out.  Craig (joeaverage) has a good PDF on the Signal Library and using Inputs for different tasks.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=39763.msg266911#msg266911

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Fusion 360 Cutter Comp "P" Value.

« on: May 02, 2019, 08:54:21 AM »

Tom,
I have made some changes to a Mach4 post as well, future use of a 4th axis brake and such.
An easy way to keep track of changes is to make a text document and make extensive notes on your changes.
Where it was in the Post, Line number (even though that will for sure change) the section it was in, and what specifically was changed.

I do the same with Mach4 screens, only I have a document filled with functions and edits for future projects that I just copy and paste into the respective screen code.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Fusion 360 Cutter Comp "P" Value.

« on: May 02, 2019, 08:34:56 AM »

For now,
This seems to fix the problem until Autodesk releases the new Post Processor for Mach4.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-manufacture/modifying-postprocessor-for-mach4/m-p/8745647?advanced=false&collapse_discussion=true&filter=location&location=category:1234&q=mach4&search_type=thread

Be sure to change the G42 line as well; it is about 4 lines after G41, just repaste the G41 line and change it to G42.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Fusion 360 Cutter Comp "P" Value.

« on: May 02, 2019, 08:16:01 AM »

Straight from the Fusion 360 forum.

"Yes, Autodesk has actually changed this internally. You will see an updated post at some point in the future."
-Seth Madore
 Fusion 360 CAM Specialist

So hopefully soon!!
 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Fusion 360 Cutter Comp "P" Value.

« on: May 01, 2019, 08:06:06 PM »

Mach4 post. 
The P works, but I want to change the diameter of my tool in the tool table or adjust the wear in the tool table to be able to change the dimension of my part and not have to go into the code to adjust the P.   

Autodesk replied to the post on the Fusion forum, they have already fixed this and it will be in the next Post Processor Update. 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Fusion 360 Cutter Comp "P" Value.

« on: May 01, 2019, 06:09:02 PM »

Hey Tom, 
From what I noticed it puts in the tool radius as thr P value.   
I want to use cutter comp so I don't have to walk back to my computer at work.   I usually just put a negative stock to leave, but I want to edit finish passes right from the control. 

Once I get home I'm going to edit the post processor to get it to post a D instead.   I've got Visual Studio Code on my laptop...  So nice for editing post processors.   
Still, I think the stock post from Fusion should output the D instead of P.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Fusion 360 Cutter Comp "P" Value.

« on: May 01, 2019, 04:43:44 PM »

I am double checking that we cannot change this "P" Value from the code that Fusion 360 posts.

G1 G41 X-1.683 Y-0.083 P0.0625

As it is, I don't think we can take advantage of cutter comp from Fusion 360 because it posts this P value instead of a D(#).
I'm just clarifying that we can't change this P value anywhere from Mach4.
I feel like Fusion should be posting a D value so all we have to do is change the Tool Diameter or Wear from the tool table and not have to manually change this P inside the program manually.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Missing Documentation of mcCntlGetPoundVar magic numbers...

« on: April 17, 2019, 10:08:11 AM »

I agree with Craig and Allan.
Since you can only use 1 probe move at a time there is no reason to have multiple #VARS to store each individual probe strike.
After the prove strike, take the value and store it in another register.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Missing Documentation of mcCntlGetPoundVar magic numbers...

« on: April 16, 2019, 09:02:21 AM »

I thought these were documented, but when I went back to check where I found the G31 and couldn't find G31.1 - G31.3. 
G31 Part Z Coordinate is #5063 and G31 Machine Z Coordinate is #5073
I thought the others were documented, but clearly they are not.  Open up the Reg file #VARS to about #5000 - #5500 and make a few probe strikes on G31.1 and see if any of them change.  Trial and Error has helped me find #VARS in the past.