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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 28, 2011, 12:51:42 PM »

Do you mean my master tools offset on X should be set at like 9/16"? Zeroing the dro this way really throws everything out of whack for me. If I use tool offsets in M3T and in DT, they don't offset each other, but double in the DRO. To get to the tool then, it has to travel like 7.5". My X only has just over 5" of travel, so that ain't working.

I am using radius mode in both though.
I will try Diameter mode in both and see how that works out.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 27, 2011, 05:54:14 PM »

Here it is.
Unchanged. I do have to dress it up some, to actually use it though.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 27, 2011, 11:36:05 AM »

Duh! My mind is fried. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 27, 2011, 10:24:07 AM »

It would not let me upload the files here. I did put them on my website too, but can't see them in a browser.
They aren't real big if you want me to email them.  One is 19 KB and the other is 7 KB.
Thanks.
Lee

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 27, 2011, 09:21:43 AM »

I've got it cutting my parts finally, but still see some issues. I'm pretty sure I can attribute them to me.

When I setup my tools in Dolphin Turn, then set them up in Mach 3 Turn, it sets the offsets twice. That gives me double offsets. Mach doesn't travel to the expected offset. It just posts it in the dro after the initial tool change move. I delete the offsets in Mach and everything works correctly. It has to be something that I don't have my head wrapped around yet. I do, however, get my tool numbers showing up. Without the offsets in Mach though, the tool numbers are not important.

Any thoughts on that?
Thanks.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 25, 2011, 03:29:39 PM »

Never mind on that question. I see it is a radius post. Says so at the top.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 25, 2011, 03:25:57 PM »

Hmm.
Now that post is throwing all my offsets out double. As if it's a post for Diameter.

I have confirmed that both M3T and DT are set to radius mode.
As soon as the code initiates even though it doesn't show an axis move, it sets the DRO's to a positive value of my offsets. At that time program extents are shown double as well.

Did you modify a radius post or diameter post? It could very well be me too, but I haven't seen this action before.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 25, 2011, 01:03:36 PM »

You did it right.
It was my fault.
The last file when I changed the post, it also changed the file type tp PUN and I didn't realize that. Now that I uploaded the new file from the correct post with the correct extension, it works. Devil is in the details.
Thanks.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 25, 2011, 12:03:25 PM »

I did use this post, but it made no change.
I even tried an older version of Mach 3 and it still will not post a tool number in the Mach 3 screen.

I will try the original screen again, but I don't think that is the issue.


No change on the Original screen.

If it isn't setting the tool number, then it can't set the offsets either, correct?
DT knows the offsets though.

Do I even need them in Mach 3?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3Turn Offsets?

« on: January 25, 2011, 10:25:36 AM »

I was actually using the same post, but for radius mode with an R in place of the D.

I did use your post and changed it to Diameter mode in DT, but now I get a PP error.


"G83" at line 1 in Rule NPECK
syntax error


DT shows me that and then want me to change the post.
It outputs very little because of this.
Thanks.