hi!
2 questions

i playing with my mach3 and machscreen..

1.
i have add a button to my screen.
i wrote a vbscript and save them.in the macro folder.

name of the script is HomeTurret.

now i want to load this script as file when i hit the button.
if i change something on the script i dont want to add the script again with machscreen.

is this possible??? can someone help me?


2.

when i do a toolchange my turret jogs to x5 z55.
this values are named wzwx and wzwz
i add 2 dro to my screen.
i wish that the dros show me wzwx (5) and wzwz (55).
and i want.. if i change the value in the dro.. that is set wzwx and wzwz to this.

example : in the dro i put in 10 and 60.
then the machine jogs to x10 and z60.

its to set a toolchange position.

is this possible?!
thanks

You add the following line to the execute script section of the button property

Filepath = "\mach3\macros\Mach3Mill\YOUR_MACRO"
RunScript(Filepath)

Use G53 values for the tool change position.  To get these click the machine DRO button, these do not change when you reset the fixture offsets.

nice!

works.. perfect... and what about the dro??? is this possible?


thanks!!

for example your OEMDro's are:

wzwx = OEMDro(1200) and wzwz = OEMDro(1201)

the VBCode would be:
  Code ("G1 X" &GetOEMDro(1200) &" Z" &GetOEMDro(1201) &" F123")

btw.

https://www.machsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mach3_V3.x_Macro_Prog_Ref.pdf

is allways good to have

thanks!
but why g1?!

if i am at home i would check it.

you can also use a G0

wzwx and wzwz is to set the position.
not to go to the position.

i want to use the dro wzwx and wzwz to set the position which is used when g53 is entered.. or better... when i call t0101 or something what make a toolchange.

hope you understand?
thanks

for toolchange normaly M6Start.M1S and depending on the way you do your toolchange M6End.M1S
are used.

do at the begin of M6Start a

  Code ("G53 G1 X" &GetOEMDro(1200) &" Z" &GetOEMDro(1201) &" F123")

will allways bring the machine first to a tool change position.