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Probes and Tool Setters / Re: Changing settings for Blum routines

« Last post by phil@highside.co.nz on October 24, 2026, 06:32:27 PM »

I agree completely with the Blum routines being rather unusable.
I would like them to put the old Mach routines back as an option.
Regards
Phil

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: BUG? Axis A not homed... but I have no A axis

« Last post by phil@highside.co.nz on October 24, 2026, 06:20:47 PM »

Hi Paul

Well the issue with the A axis is back and I'd not changed anything with axis assignments is MachPro

To work around the issue I've had to enable A so I'm rather perplexed as to the cause.

REgards
Phil

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Critial Mach4 Lathe Facing Cycle bug

« Last post by Azalin on October 23, 2026, 02:32:58 PM »

Nevermind. I made Claude fix the bug.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Critial Mach4 Lathe Facing Cycle bug

« Last post by Azalin on October 23, 2026, 12:42:30 PM »

Mach4 version 4.2.0.5036

The problem is simple.

1- Open a new Facing Cycle.
2- Enter Xi:10, Zi:0, Xf:0, Zf:-1
3- Tap View Toolpath.
4- Run the code.
5- Machine crashes.

The problem is Mach4 adds an extra 10mm to the Z+ position value. And the carriage or the tool hits the tailstock and/or the live center.

N0095 G00 X0.1000 Z10.2000 (Positioning for Start of Cycle)

NOTE: The one or two earlier version of Mach4 hadn't this bug.

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: New CAM program

« Last post by paul.stephens on October 22, 2026, 09:16:11 AM »

Good Find Colten!

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MachPro General Discussion / New CAM program

« Last post by cd_edwards on October 21, 2026, 08:36:12 AM »

I seen this last week on FB and watched a YT video on it. It's a free web based CAM program with 2.5D and some 3D features. It looks very interesting and is in active development.

https://github.com/PureCutCNC/purecutcnc

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: Where can you set initialisation modals like G64 in MachPro

« Last post by paul.stephens on October 20, 2026, 11:39:00 AM »

Hi,

As with Mach4, initialization codes establish the control’s initial operating modes on startup and after reset.

Good G-code practice is to also specify the required modal commands at the beginning of each program. These commands set operating modes such as units, absolute or incremental positioning, and feed mode.

This helps each program start with the intended settings and reduces reliance on the control’s defaults or previously active modes. It improves consistency between runs.

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: Where can you set initialisation modals like G64 in MachPro

« Last post by phil@highside.co.nz on October 20, 2026, 03:11:18 AM »

Don't worry about replying I just realised that I should have set "Constant Velocity" and not muck around with what I was trying to do.
Phil

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MachPro General Discussion / Where can you set initialisation modals like G64 in MachPro

« Last post by phil@highside.co.nz on October 20, 2026, 03:08:06 AM »

Hi
In Mach4 you could add entries to the initialisation string under Config/Control/General but in MachPro the Initialisation Codes does not seem to be read and added to the "Active Modals"
Any ideas as to what the issue is?
I need to set G64.
I can do it in my Post but I feel it would be best to set it in the Initialisation settings
Cheers
Phil

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and StepSpeed?

« Last post by Holzwurm56 on October 19, 2026, 09:58:05 AM »

Many thanks for your response.