Hi,
so its not automatic saved in a file with the cut tools..
If you can read the numbers of the HiCon THC screen you can write the code to have them stored in the .ini file and have the
.ini file repopulate the screen at start up. Or you could alternately save the numbers in registers and check <persistent> so that
the register is saved.
so there is no putting it in cam
Does your CAM allow you to pass variables like that? It would be simple enough to write a macro which reads a block of data within a Gcode
file placed there by the CAM program and use that data to populate the registers used above.
most plasma users say they will never use mach 4 because it just doesn't have the resoulition in the corners and circles. when cutting at higher ipm it slows down
Mach4 has the resolution, what is happening there is the CV settings causing a reduction in speed at corners. You can adjust CV or even turn it off. The
ability of a machine to maintain speed through a direction change is determined by the acceleration and rigidity of the machine. Mach can drive it as fast
as you like, its the machine that sets the limit. CV setting are Machs attempt to moderate or mitigate the consequences of lack of acceleration.
the rest of the plasma world is pushing Linux command cnc..
That because Linux CNC is free. If a company can afford to hire one or two software experts then they can turn out a great program using Linux CNC as a base to
start from. Unless you have that expertise you can't do the same. One of the strengths of Mach4 is that it can be customized without being a computer
expert, or at least as expert as you are required to be to delve into Linux CNC as customize it.
Craig