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Mach Screens / Re: Custom onscreen keyboard

« on: October 17, 2008, 06:22:52 PM »

Hello
I just noticed the auto-calculator function.

It is in the operator menu/auto-calculator

When enabled if you press on any DRO, a calculator displays, handy if you have a touchscreen, but the keys are too small.

is there a way to change the application that opens when you click on a DRO?

It would be great that with a touchscreen, when you press on a DRO or MDI line, that an onscreen keyboard appeared, like the ones we have talked about on this thread.

Regards
Fernando

152

General Mach Discussion / Re: Height Following

« on: October 17, 2008, 02:22:35 PM »

Hey Dave,
One question... does your foot sensor tend to get stuck when passing over already cut material? seems that if it touches a slot prom the side it might tend to get stuck.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Height Following

« on: October 17, 2008, 08:13:51 AM »

I guess there are quite a few types of sensors that would work. I have been looking into linear pots and LVDTs, and plan to have mach red the analog voltage and control the position of the z axis.

For some applications we are left with contact sensing, for example waterjet cutting where you may cut different types of materials that would behave differently on some sensors, and then there is underwater cutting where welll... it just makes things go out of whack.

Regards
Fernando

154

Brains Development / Re: Rotary air clamp

« on: October 16, 2008, 12:20:58 PM »

you might as well add a:

Code "G4 Px" (where x is a time amount set in mili seconds or seconds depending on the general config settings)
While ismoving()
sleep 100
Wend

after the clap activation and deactivation to allow the brake to fully engage/disengage

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Optional stop in screen

« on: October 16, 2008, 08:31:28 AM »

It happens!

Glad i could help
Fernando

156

Mach Screens / Re: Custom onscreen keyboard

« on: October 16, 2008, 08:31:01 AM »

I just got the demo version, and it looks great, easily customizable.

Can be setup as for it to autohide, and autoshow when you are in a text box, although inside mach it only works on the mdi line, not the DROs

You need the pro version to be able to make custom screens.

Only thing I could not find is, how to modify the placement of the letters inside the keys, and to change those letters to capitals.

Another thing its missing, that would be great is to be able to have macros, for example one key press could automatically type G01 etc etc...
Regards
Fernando

157

Brains Development / Re: Rotary air clamp

« on: October 15, 2008, 06:03:42 PM »

Hello,

I guess there is a few ways to skin this cat.

A brain that monitors the feedrate of that axis you are metioning and deactivates the brake when the feedrate is more than 0 would work, only thing is, i dont think the deactivation is instantaneous, so the axis will try to move before the brake is completely disengaged.

Have you tried adding an M code before and after the axis move, and just write a macro to activate an deactivate an input, that is the easiest way i can think of doing it.
Regards
Fernando

158

General Mach Discussion / Re: Optional stop in screen

« on: October 15, 2008, 05:19:30 PM »

The main mach screen, tha one that comes with the program instalation has a button for turnin on and off the optional stop M1,

You can use that one, or if you are using a custom screen you can use the OEM button code is 177

hope that helps
Regards
Fernando

159

General Mach Discussion / Re: Height Following

« on: October 14, 2008, 02:57:32 PM »

were you able to get the whole thing to work?

How did you implement it?
Regards
Fernando

160

General Mach Discussion / Re: Height Following

« on: October 14, 2008, 01:37:13 PM »

Hello,

Where are all of you standing regarding this subject?

It would be interesting to see that feature implemented into mach3

Also, for Flipz, i guess cutting underwater would throw off the ultrasonic height sensor, what kind of sensor are you thinking of using?

Regards
Fernando