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Mach4 "Tool Path Progress" message
« on: February 23, 2020, 03:35:57 AM »
I have just purchased Mach4 and I am having some issues.

When I try to load a g-code to Mach4 the popp up window with "Tool Path Progress" message will appear and it will never go away. At some poiint the loading bar will stop and the loading will never be compleated. The problem is not linked to any specific g-code file. I can replicate the problem with any of the sample g-code files supplied with Mach4.

The problem initially occured on the Windows 7 32-Bit PC in the workshop. I went and I installed a demo version of Mach4 to my Windows 10 64-Bit PC at home and the same thing happpens on that PC as well.
« Last Edit: February 23, 2020, 03:40:18 AM by kvid »

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Re: Mach4 "Tool Path Progress" message
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2020, 05:10:30 AM »
A CORRECTION:

I was under a false impression that the sample files in the "GcodeFiles" folder were also at fault. The problem appears once I load one of my files to Mach4 and it won't go away until I restart a computer.

I attached one of the files that is causing me the problem. The file was generated in Fusion360 with Mach3Mill postprocessor.
« Last Edit: February 23, 2020, 05:15:59 AM by kvid »

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Re: Mach4 "Tool Path Progress" message
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2020, 06:20:09 PM »
I figured out what is causing the code not to load.

This is the code:
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(08_009_100)
(T1  D=6. CR=0. - ZMIN=-45. - FLAT END MILL)
G90 G94 G91.1 G40 G49 G17
G21

(BORE1 8)
M5
M9
T1 M6
S12000 M3
G54
M8
G0 X-70. Y-42.
G43 Z20. H1
Z2.
G1 Z0. F2000.
G2 Y-108. Z-18. I0. J-33.
Y-42. Z-36. I0. J33.
X-37. Y-75. Z-45. I0. J-33.
X-103. I-33. J0.
X-37. I33. J0.
G0 Z10.
X-195. Y-63.
Z2.
G1 Z0. F2000.
G2 Y-87. Z-18. I0. J-12.
Y-63. Z-36. I0. J12.
X-183. Y-75. Z-45. I0. J-12.
X-207. I-12. J0.
X-183. I12. J0.
G0 Z10.
X-470. Y-42.
Z2.
G1 Z0. F2000.
G2 Y-108. Z-18. I0. J-33.
Y-42. Z-36. I0. J33.
X-437. Y-75. Z-45. I0. J-33.
X-503. I-33. J0.
X-437. I33. J0.
G0 Z10.
X-570. Y-63.
Z2.
G1 Z0. F2000.
G2 Y-87. Z-18. I0. J-12.
Y-63. Z-36. I0. J12.
X-558. Y-75. Z-45. I0. J-12.
X-582. I-12. J0.
X-558. I12. J0.
G0 Z20.
M5
G53 G0 X0 Y0
M1
M3

(BORE1 9)
M8
G0 X-70. Y-42.
Z20.
Z2.
G1 Z0. F2000.
G2 Y-108. Z-18. I0. J-33.
Y-42. Z-36. I0. J33.
X-37. Y-75. Z-45. I0. J-33.
X-103. I-33. J0.
X-37. I33. J0.
G0 Z10.
X-570. Y-42.
Z2.
G1 Z0. F2000.
G2 Y-108. Z-18. I0. J-33.
Y-42. Z-36. I0. J33.
X-537. Y-75. Z-45. I0. J-33.
X-603. I-33. J0.
X-537. I33. J0.
G0 Z20.
M5
G53 G0 X0 Y0

M9
M30

This is the line 52 of the code:
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M0

If I remove the line 52 (M0) from the code then It will load properly.

Can somebody please explain why Mach4 is acting that way? In Mach3 this same code works just fine.
« Last Edit: February 23, 2020, 06:26:26 PM by kvid »

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Re: Mach4 "Tool Path Progress" message
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2020, 11:33:47 PM »
Execute this code in MDI and see if that doesn't fix your issue. 
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G10 L50
N8110 R998
N8111 R999
G11

After executing that code, shut down and restart Mach.

Steve

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Re: Mach4 "Tool Path Progress" message
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2020, 02:29:28 AM »
Execute this code in MDI and see if that doesn't fix your issue. 
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G10 L50
N8110 R998
N8111 R999
G11

After executing that code, shut down and restart Mach.

Steve

That didn't solve the problem.

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Re: Mach4 "Tool Path Progress" message
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2020, 02:40:30 AM »
What build are you running?  Have you tried a dev build.  4419 is out there on the FTP site. 

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Re: Mach4 "Tool Path Progress" message
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2020, 03:01:55 AM »
I am running build 4300. Should I try build 4419?

I downloaded the current version here just a few days ago: https://www.machsupport.com/shop/mach4-hobby/

How come that the version that I downloaded there is not the most recent one?

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Re: Mach4 "Tool Path Progress" message
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2020, 03:46:01 AM »
I've upgraded to build 4419 as @smurph suggested and now everything works flawlessly.

Thank you Steve!
« Last Edit: February 24, 2020, 03:53:05 AM by kvid »