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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Cycle Start Button Won't Work
« on: December 29, 2020, 09:11:51 PM »
6 hours later I figured it out. I needed to check a plugin in the plugin config box. Running this on a 64 bit computer and appears to work fine with an external motion controller. Booted up an old 32bit OS and ran Mach 3, and everything including the tool path perfect from the start. Also found a really helpful page below which gave me the idea to try a 32 bit computer and then to do more reading:
https://rckeith.co.uk/mach3-parallel-port/
Hope this helps someone else in the future.
https://rckeith.co.uk/mach3-parallel-port/
Hope this helps someone else in the future.