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By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« on: September 02, 2021, 06:03:45 AM »
Hello everyone.

By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
Is my understanding wrong? ?? ?? ??
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For Mach4
1, Stop
2. Put a line in Line.
3, rotate the spindle.
4, Cycle Start

・ For Mach3
1, Feed Hold
2, designation of arbitrary line
3, Cycle Start

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Re: By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2021, 06:20:52 AM »
For Mach3 you need;

1, Feed Hold
2, Stop
3, designation of arbitrary line
4, Rotate Spindle
5, Cycle Start

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Re: By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2021, 06:49:53 AM »
Mach3's Feed Hold does not need to be stopped.
Feed Hold for that.

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Re: By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2021, 07:26:31 AM »
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Mach3's Feed Hold does not need to be stopped.

With Mach3 Feed Hold always needs to be followed by Stop.  ;)

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Re: By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2021, 07:58:13 AM »
Now, on my milling machine, I checked the operation again.
Mach3
Feed Hold
Specify any line
Sycle Start
Motors, pumps, etc. do not stop.
That's why it's Feed Hold.
When it stops, you have to start the motor and pump again.
Understand the meaning of Feed Hold.
Please improve the Feed Hold of Mach4 by all means.

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Re: By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2021, 08:08:45 AM »
My apologies - obviously you know best.  :)

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Re: By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2021, 08:17:04 AM »
Thank you for your understanding.
Now I'm thinking of migrating from Mach3 to Mach4.
I think Mach4 is great. The only downside is Feed Hold.
By all means, I would like you to improve the Feed Hold of Mach4. :)
Re: By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2021, 09:53:52 AM »
Mach4 adheres to more standard practices. 
I'm not exactly sure what your issue with Feedhold is.
Feedhold is meant to pause the machine while running with the intent to be continued where you paused; if you want to stop and change something after Feedhold, a Stop is required. 
If you want to start on an arbitrary line, you can use the "Run From Here". 
Feedhold in Mach4 does not stop the spindle unless you have the Check Box for that checked in the General Configuration.
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Re: By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2021, 03:21:54 PM »
The machine must be easy to use.  I think Mach3 is easier to use.

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Re: By all means, I want you to improve Mac4!
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2021, 03:31:37 PM »
The machine must be easy to use.  I think Mach3 is easier to use.

From experience, almost CERTAINLY because you've used Mach3 for a while and Mach4 is new. The answer to this is ALWAYS, Mach4 is NOT Mach3. Hang in there and learn to live with a much more "typical" control interface.
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Tom