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Re: Rapid Safe Z
You're g-code tells Mach3 where it moves to. Gerry From: "'Andre Schoonbee' andresch@... [mach1mach2cnc]" To: mach1mach2cnc@... Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 10:45:44 AM Subject: RE: [mach1mach2cnc] Re: Rapid Safe Z Hi ? This will set the limit, but where do I define the distance the router will lift from the workpiece when moving during the form one location to the next. Because I set my Z-Zero on top of my table and not the top of the workpiece.? As I said earlier. Currently my spindle lift about a clearance of 80mm above the workpiece, leaving only 2mm till maximum z- travel limit. ? From: mach1mach2cnc@... [mailto:mach1mach2cnc@...] ? ? Config
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Re: Rapid Safe Z
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi ? This will set the limit, but where do I define the distance the router will lift from the workpiece when moving during the form one location to the next. Because I set my Z-Zero on top of my table and not the top of the workpiece.? As I said earlier. Currently my spindle lift about a clearance of 80mm above the workpiece, leaving only 2mm till maximum z- travel limit. ? From: mach1mach2cnc@... [mailto:mach1mach2cnc@...]
Sent: 14 February 2015 03:26 PM To: mach1mach2cnc@... Subject: [mach1mach2cnc] Re: Rapid Safe Z ? ? Config
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CNC Multi Axe Saw Machine
I had a quick play with Photoshop yesterday to create the multi-axes machine in my head. It¡¯s a bit disjointed as I couldn¡¯t compute what it would do. It¡¯s not a representation of Tom, but just a guy I thought would like axes. Tom, if you like beer and ever do visit me, you¡¯re in for a treat. I live in Yorkshire and we have many fine breweries. In the end I concluded such a machine must make wooden dragons... ? Cheers Dave K |
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Re: Latest versions of Mach4
Thanks Art,
?I tried removing plugins and it did the same thing. so I figured out it must be something in my screen set. and what I came up with is that I used a toggle button for my spindle. guess I don't really know the why's and whatfor's of a on button as apposed to a toggle button. Thanks Dave |
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Rapid Safe Z
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýGuys I need help. I use manual tool change with tool change script with touch off for me to calculate Tool Length offset. With the first tool change executed in my code ¨C it is not a problem. Because the spindle is usually at the position where I manually define to do the tool change. ? Than After the tool change the spindle start and travels to where it needs to cut. What I do noticed is this safe Z distance is quite large (about 80mm). and my maximum z-travel is 82mm. So once the cut is complete and the next tool change is initiated, the spindle stops and the machine then trigger the z-limit switch. ? Where do I define or need to change the safe z-offset? ? Andre
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Re: screen editor
Spencer Chase
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýi had not tried this one on win 8.1. i just did. so far it looks useable. after i discovered that rectangular selection of multiple elements is possible if and only if i drag the selection rectangle from lower right to upper left, i can do major deletions and moves.it actually shows the screen as it looks in mach3 not a mess of overlapping elements as in other editors. GREAT!!! IT? LOOKS LIKE I CAN FINALLY EDIT THE SCREENS!!!! THANKS FOR GETTING ME TO TRY THIS ONE AGAIN. AS I RECALL, IT WAS NOT USEABLE WITH A LOWER RES SCREEN. On 2/13/2015 2:13 PM, 'Edward Gilbert'
co2man@... [mach1mach2cnc] wrote:
? -- Best regards, Spencer Chase 67550-Bell Springs Rd. Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only. Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only. Spencer@... (425) 791-0309 |
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Re: screen editor
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýYou can also get a decent editor here just hit the program download button. ? Not sure if it will work for you but I prefer it. ? Thanks, ? Ed Gilbert ? Gilbert Engineered Systems 632 Warrenton Embro Road Macon, NC 27551 252-257-0539 Office 252-213-0412 Cell ? From: mach1mach2cnc@... [mailto:mach1mach2cnc@...]
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 4:45 PM To: mach1mach2cnc@... Subject: Re: [mach1mach2cnc] screen editor ? ? this does seem to be the best so far, at least i can do multiple |
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Re: screen editor
Spencer Chase
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýa couple more questions about screen editing. when i create a button in mach3screen i do not see where i can add code to a button etc. in mach3 using operator edit button script, there are only a very few buttons that flash showing that they can be edited. the button i added is not included. i was able to edit one of the buttons that was available for editing so i know i can add VB script successfully but not to the new button i created or to most of the others.On 2/13/2015 1:09 PM,
john@... [mach1mach2cnc] wrote:
? -- Best regards, Spencer Chase 67550-Bell Springs Rd. Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only. Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only. Spencer@... (425) 791-0309 |
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Re: Latest versions of Mach4
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? Has the hallmarks of a out-of-date plugin.
Have you tried rmeoving all the plugins other than your motion control one as a
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Re: screen editor
Spencer Chase
this does seem to be the best so far, at least i can do multiple
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eselections so i can move items as a block. can also select and delete stuff which is nice but here is a screenshot that shows what i mess i need to deal with. there is no way i can do precise relocation or adding of elements with this mess. items overlap and there are things that are not on the screen but are in the way of understanding what is really there. this is the default 1024 screen with a few simple edits. it displays fine in mach3. are there setting i need to change to get this to display reasonably? i am using a win8.1 computer with a 1920 x 1080 display. On 2/13/2015 1:09 PM, john@... [mach1mach2cnc] wrote:
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Re: screen editor
Jumping in here - it is most regrettable you are having such trouble.
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I believe that mach3screen.exe (Ver 2.7e) will do everything you need. It works on Win 7 and Win 8.1 (64 bit) for me in simple tests although I am not using regularly anymore. Mach3Screen has no tricky .ddl requirements or installation - indeed it can be run after downloading from any folder (even on a USB thumb drive). I don't know what comes in the latest Mach3 install but you can download this working version from Screen4 has its fans and phobics - the one certain thing is that it will destroy a screen set if it is run on a display with resolution that causes it to display scroll bars on the main window. Art Fenerty always used a nice big screen but my machines have 1024 x 768 and this of course needs scrolling to show a screenset that is 1024 x 768. BTW: The screens are defined in .set files which are essentially binary images of the data structures used within Mach3; no hand editing is possible. Let us know how you get on. John Prentice ---In mach1mach2cnc@..., <lists@...> wrote :
so maybe screen4 has the only chance of working. i tried it on one
of my xp machines and i can not select anything. if i right mouse
click an item, it is briefly selected and then the selection
disappears as soon as i release the mouse or sooner. undo does not
work so every time i mess it up i have to close and reload the
program. the program is amazingly quirky and non intuitive. is there
a user guide or a tutorial showing how to do the most basic stuff? i
am really losing patience. all i want to do is remove all the 4th
axis DRO stuff add an MDI to the hole created and add a button to
toggle the second spindle on and off. i don't think this should take
2 days of experimenting. since i can get some basic stuff to work with one of the other editors such as adding the DRO, is there some file that i can edit by hand to remove stuff as this is almost impossible with screen4. does one of the XML files contain the screen information or some other file that might be somewhat comprehensible?
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Latest versions of Mach4
Hello all, ?I'm having a problem with the latest versions of Mach4(after 2157) where I hit my spindle button and the button gets kinda fuzzy on the screen and locks up Mach4 and then comes the blue screen of death and the computer will not reboot... I have to pull the hard drive put in on another computer and run CHKSDK and then put it back in and it will boot to windows XP again. Anyone else having any kind of problems like this? Thanks Dave |
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Re: Running stepper with MPG
My experience had been there is more creativity, because its so easy to try things out.
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On 12/02/2015 22:18, Toma? Kuhl kuhl.tomaz@... [mach1mach2cnc] wrote:
It is really interesting how cnc and cam systemsfacilitate the design process of the machine. No more knobs, leavers, camshafts, everything becomes more easy, simple and affordable. I just hope we don't lose creativity because of all this gadgets. --
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Re: Running stepper with MPG
Dave, No problem and no?hard feelings at all.?I like off the topic brain storming, every so often. If you draw that picture of my ax machine I'll visit you in England one day and?we'll laugh together while having a beer or two. :-) Yes, I would like to move stepper manually for now, just to see how often it?will be used, because of different saw blade diameters. I don't need DRO for now, I'll wait for the future needs and then convert it into active axis if necessary. It is really interesting how?cnc and cam?systems facilitate the design process of the machine. No more knobs, leavers, camshafts, everything becomes more easy, simple?and affordable. I just hope we don't lose creativity because of all this gadgets. Tom
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Re: Proximity switch / Limit switch help needed
Any good direct-acting industrial switch will be good enough for hobby use.
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Ie a switch with a atraight plunger. Accuracies should be around 0.01 mm range. I dont like lever switches, because -they trap dirt and swarf and get full of stuff, break and can get shorts -they are inaccurate due to lever arm bending (so they dont repeat well) I dont like microswitches (the small cheap less than matchbox sized) for the same reasons are lever switches. Optical limits switches are the most accurate, ime. Using a hw board, i measured 1-3 microns repeability with the first tests. Sw filtering could get this down to <=2 microns. Run cables that are armoured, or in protected spaces, or inside a plastic cover. Use normally closed switches. Optionally: 24V dc will keep contacts cleaner and is the industry norm. It wont work directly with the board mentioned. I am not a fan of relays in limits (reliability), or home switches (reliability, accuracy). I think you only have few inputs, so need to link the switches to use as few inputs as possible. See the docs and board for samples. On 12/02/2015 18:52, testfly@... [mach1mach2cnc] wrote:
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Proximity switch / Limit switch help needed
I am using Mach3 and I have updated the X axis to a dual acme setup. I have X and A setup as a SLAVE and all is good so far. To keep the Gantry square, (I think) I need to add a limit switch to each side. Once setup I will HOME the axis to be sure it is square. I am not sure what is best to use as I cut all types of material. But, I think I need more than simple snap switches because of the sometimes dusty cutting conditions. I am using a 4 axis HobbyCNC driver board.? Any advice on this subject would be great. Thanks, Troy |