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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Homing & Limits

« on: July 24, 2021, 12:07:48 PM »

The reference sequence start if the x home e.t.c is enabled and maped, your input1 e.t.c is not your home input.

If your controller plugin do something that i am not aware forgive me , i think you need to remove mapping of input 1-2-3 and map with the pins of your controller to x home, y home, z home e.t.c.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Ignore Tool Changes setting?

« on: July 13, 2021, 01:06:52 AM »

I use Sheetcam with same vs of Mach4 and no problem with tool changes, but in files i don't make tool change..

Panos

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Ignore Tool Changes setting?

« on: July 12, 2021, 07:49:19 AM »

What CAM you use, why not just ignore the tool changes from post processor?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: M3 Probing error THC Pokeys

« on: July 08, 2021, 05:00:28 AM »

Thanks for the explanation, I use Mach4 but notice the Regfile doesnt match what I have set in the GUI ?     in fact its in Imperial and not Metric I will have to do some experimenting.

Check this nf/thc/DeadBandWidth default is 5, if measured voltage is -/+5V then the THC is disabled. I have it to 1 but my electronics measure very low voltage 0-5V.

Yes the default values is inches but Mach4 not understand metric/inches, just put the values you want.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: M3 Probing error THC Pokeys

« on: July 07, 2021, 04:38:48 PM »

How have you turned anti dive off ?   I`m struggling to understand what values to use for the adjust rate

You use Mach4 or Mach3? For mach4 you go to configure/plugins/regfile and there are all the options for THC and more, you find the nf/thc/AntiDiveState and change it to 0 so it be disabled.

Adjust rate is the % of the feedrate you want the TCH to make corrections on Z Axis. If your Z axis velocity is 2000mm/min and you put 10% adjust rate then your THC will correct with 200mm/min.

Are more options but if you use Mach3 aren't for you and better ask Mach3 topics for help.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: M3 Probing error THC Pokeys

« on: July 07, 2021, 03:31:26 PM »

Can I also ask what settings you have in Mach4 for you THC anti dive etc ?

Anti dive for now i have it off, the rest depends on your plasma cutter. I have a Chinese HF plasma with a lot of modifications on electronics to work, my settings will not work on you.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: M3 Probing error THC Pokeys

« on: July 07, 2021, 02:55:02 PM »

Did you ever find a solution to this problem ?

I start playing few days now with my plasma and HTC, i have Pokeys57 and Plasmasens. Few tries i make, when i had the ohmic sensor on from Mach4 module i did get random times macro alarm 3. I turned off ohmic sensor and add probe move to my post processor, for now i don't have this error.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach4 plasma mcTHC module problem/clarification

« on: July 03, 2021, 07:18:12 AM »

Hi, everyone. I search everywhere and i can't find answers.
Problem with mcTHC module:
When i call M5 (Torch off) in g-code not raise Z axis for the next location and every time changes from G90 to G91.
Is a module bug, can i update it somehow?

Only solution i can think about is to remove mcTHC function from M5 macro and write a custom one. This is the only solution?

Thanks in advance, Panos.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Multiple selections in screen editor

« on: June 02, 2021, 01:46:13 PM »

For me it works but after i select all i want with Ctrl i keep pressing it when i make a change or move.

I don't know if is for me but generally not work very well, it should be better that screen4..

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: mach4 will no hold zero

« on: March 17, 2021, 06:27:03 PM »

Hi Greekart, Thank you for your reply. When I operate it manually, it works fine. When I type in a G code or  enter a G code using a cad cam program is when zero messes up.

Hi randy, do you have an example of the gcode that mess it up to post?