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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Cannot tune motor, Motor screen will not allow entering data

« on: April 09, 2019, 10:04:10 PM »

Hi I am new to mach4.  I just got my motors running and went to tune the motors as told on the manual.

I cannot enter values into the boxes, they are greyed out.  Any hints on what I should do?

Which brand and model of Motion Controller are you using?
The correct setup of the plugin of the motion controller must have been done and link mapped correctly before MACH4 can tune motors.

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General Mach Discussion / MACH3 G & M codes language definition for Notepad++

« on: April 09, 2019, 09:05:18 PM »

Anyone using Notepad++ as Mach3 Gcode editor?
I have just defined ALL (100% of them) G & M codes used by MACH3 for NOTEPAD++
(Mach4 already has a better editor)

Attached is language file you can import into NOTEPAD++

You can change your default gcode editor to notpad++ in Mach3 config|general config.

Ask if you are stuck.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New to CNC and built my own CNC but now come the questions

« on: April 09, 2019, 08:45:27 PM »

"I just want to do some text and graphics (simple) stuff. "
Get some ebay "60deg v-bits" (1/2" 3/4" 1")

Download FREEWARE
1. F-engrave
2. DMAP2gcode
and
3. Gcode-ripper
from:- https://www.scorchworks.com

They are excellent.

And you can get many many freeware "stick fonts" for F-Engrave. It also can use most True type Fonts from windows.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mm back to inches

« on: April 09, 2019, 05:45:41 PM »

One advantage of MACH4, DROs will display inch or mm based on G20 and G21 in gcode file.

Something MACH3 users are MISSING and can only wish for!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Strange Z zero problem

« on: April 09, 2019, 05:38:15 PM »

zero Z axis when the tool on the top on THE MATERIAL.
(or setup and use "auto zero tool probe").

You need to click on [REG. Toolpath], AFTER you zero X, Y and Z axes
BEFORE
you
click
[Cycle start]

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3: Expose APIs from Mach4.Document

« on: April 09, 2019, 05:32:28 PM »

The following documents may be of assistance to you :

http://www.machsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mach3_V3.x_Macro_Prog_Ref.pdf

http://www.machsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/VBScript_Commands.pdf

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9312.0;attach=6986

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11056.0;attach=14194

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11061.0;attach=14193

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 running on 64bit windows 10

« on: April 09, 2019, 05:18:59 PM »

Click on [TAB] key to bring out the jog screen.

You need to use arrow keys to jog spindle head axis X and Y  and Z to where your material zero is and then zero X Y and Z DROs (digital read outs). Z=0 is when tool just touch the surface of the material.
(Later, you can set up the auto z zero tool probe)
Then click on [reg. Toolpath] and then [cycle start].

If you are running the DEMO version of MACH3, you are limited to 500 lines of Gcode.
So download the many sample gcodes that are less than 500 lines from this forum to cut/engrave something.

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Video P*r*o*b*i*n*g / Re: Get Error when starting probing

« on: April 09, 2019, 12:15:30 AM »

User solved his problem thru another forum
http://www.calypsoventures.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=995

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3, Pokey757CNC LCD Display

« on: April 08, 2019, 10:49:20 PM »

Read page 25 of

https://www.poscope.com/wp-content/uploads/downloads/Pokeys/Manuals/PoKeys%20Mach3%20plugin%20manual.pdf

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Using the Serial plugin from a macro

« on: April 08, 2019, 05:14:15 PM »

The latest ver of MACH4 hobby already include
luars232.dll and luars232-Example.lua
in the modules folder.

People who dropped luars232.dll into earlier MACH4 in 2015 could not get it working.