Messages

481

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: work zero in mach 4

« on: August 03, 2018, 10:09:35 AM »

Take a screenshot of your motor configure screen and attach it. 
It should be there.  Also, what version of Mach4 are you using?  Go to Help -->  About --> and the Build#

482

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: work zero in mach 4

« on: August 03, 2018, 09:46:34 AM »

Ken,
You will lose all your settings if you create a new profile.  Make another profile if you want to try that, Just don't delete the profile you have now.
Did you reference the picture I attached?  I have the Reverse Checkbox outlined.

483

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: work zero in mach 4

« on: August 03, 2018, 08:56:32 AM »

Ken,
Nothing on your machine will say "work coordinates".  
The X, Y, Z, and A DROs on your main screen ARE the work coordinates.  

Also, you said that to jog down you have to push the positive jog button. 
This needs to be fixed to where jogging down is negative.  so in Mach Configuration in the motors tab; go to your Z Motor and Check the "Reverse" check box.

484

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Can someone please explain how to use Home offsets

« on: August 02, 2018, 09:54:51 PM »

Mauri,
I was thinking along those lines, making a script for it, but then thought....  This should be a feature (and it probably is)  but it may be buggy.   But I like your solution, very neat and to the point! Nice!  =)

485

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: work zero in mach 4

« on: August 02, 2018, 05:01:08 PM »

Ken,
Z Axis moving down is negative.  Be sure that movement is correct.
The top of your part is usually set to Work Offset Z 0, when the top of your part is set to Z0 then any work on your part will be negative. 
How are you getting your G Code, from CAM?

486

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Can someone please explain how to use Home offsets

« on: August 02, 2018, 02:57:45 PM »

Gary,
I think what TTalma is looking for is the Home Switches position (machine reference) to be X -3 and Y -1.
This would mean his fence corner will always be Machine x0 y0 when the tool is moved there. 

487

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Can someone please explain how to use Home offsets

« on: August 02, 2018, 11:53:43 AM »

That's a good question.  
I would have assumed the Home Offset in the Homing/SoftLimits tab would be have been the place to do exactly what you want; but it isn't working on my end either.
In Mach3 I used the home offset like twice, and the Home Offset is what I used to achieve this.
I wonder if this is a bug that needs to be addressed.

488

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: G95 mill G99 lathe feed per revolution is it motion controller functn dependant?

« on: August 01, 2018, 06:57:12 PM »

Craig,
I haven't checked this before...  Can Mach have single pulse feedback without having to go through the motion controller?

489

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: G95 mill G99 lathe feed per revolution is it motion controller functn dependant?

« on: August 01, 2018, 04:21:24 PM »

I would think that it is motion controller dependent. 
I am only use the HiCON Integra from Vital Systems now, but we've got 3 lathes with the Integra on them, all with an encoder to give me spindle feedback. 
I had to set up spindle feedback in the Motion Controlelr's Plugin Configuration.  I had to input the encoder counts per rev. X 4 (quadrature encoder).  It works great!

490

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 lathe / turning general state of development question

« on: July 30, 2018, 05:59:32 PM »

Thanks RT.   We don't have access to this code do we?