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133139 Dr Mark Vaughan
drmarkvaughan Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2012
8:15 am
Bobcad don’t have a clue about commercial engraving. They assume engraving cutters which are conical go all the way to a sharp point and generate G code for...
133140 Boman33
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Feb 1, 2012
11:01 am
I am also a happy user of Vectric's Vcarve Pro. Bertho =============================================== From: jeremywillson Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012...
133141 James Buxton
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Feb 1, 2012
12:00 pm
I use VCarvePro (I'm still on version 5) and find it fine. For text it offers all the True type fonts that appear to come with MS word. For very fine...
133142 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
1:19 pm
Hello, latest code is on the web as the Dev version but that may be a little to current ! thanks Brian...
133143 Brian Barker
barker806 Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2012
1:20 pm
Hello, Need a little more info please... Thanks Brian...
133144 enobach Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2012
2:14 pm
Does anyone know another website or group that may be able to answer why mach3 DRO is locked up no matter what I do. I am getting no where with my machine...
133145 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
2:28 pm
Ed, Your error is so odd that we have no idea what it could be. I will take a look at it and tell you what I see.. Can you get this pc connected to the web?...
133146 John Ingham
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Feb 1, 2012
2:31 pm
Mark, Are you talking about the BobCAd/CAM ART program or just the standard mill program? JWI ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
133147 Andy Wander
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Feb 1, 2012
2:57 pm
When I load the code I sent you(for testing the tool offsets) 056 gives me a nice display that looks like the stock and the part. 057 & 058 just give me a...
133148 Andy Wander
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Feb 1, 2012
2:59 pm
Ed: This is the place to get an answer. But you need to ask your question, in such away that it CAN be answered. I have absolutely no idea what you are talking...
133149 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
3:04 pm
Is the wire frame looking as you think it should be? if that looks okay I think I can try to fix the solid at some point.. thanks Brian...
133150 Andy Wander
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Feb 1, 2012
3:12 pm
I'm not sure where to set that, Brian. If I go to Config/Toolpath, and uncheck "Show Lathe Object", I get a blanktoolpath display. If I check it again, I get a...
133151 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
3:29 pm
Hmm.. I loaded the file you sent me but I didn't have the tool table loaded.. That is the correct setting.. Please remove the tool offsets (I think we have...
133152 Andy
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Feb 1, 2012
3:35 pm
"Stop Spindle. Wait for cycle start" is checked on General Config Page....
133153 Andy Wander
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Feb 1, 2012
3:40 pm
Not sure what you are asking me to do, Brian. The tools do have offsets, so how can I remove them? :) Andy Wander ... From: mach1mach2cnc@yahoogroups.com...
133154 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
3:45 pm
not asking you to run the part only to see if the display looks okay if you take the toolchanges out ' Thanks Brian...
133155 chuck
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Feb 1, 2012
3:51 pm
ED, this is the place for help the guys that wrote the software are here you just need to describe what you mean by the DRO is locked up? which DRO? all or one...
133156 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
3:53 pm
Looking in the code it should never stop the spindle in Lathe mode.. it is not normal for the spindle to stop for toolchange.. yo can add it to the macro if...
133157 Andy Wander
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Feb 1, 2012
3:58 pm
Ahh-ok. I took the 3 toolchanges out of the code, but the toolpath display still shows me a large grey thing if "Show Lathe Object" is on, and nothing if it is...
133158 Andy Wander
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Feb 1, 2012
3:59 pm
I don't need it to stop-I just thought that since the choice says "Stop Spindle...." that it would do so. Been a while since I used Turn with toolchanges. Any...
133159 Andy M
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Feb 1, 2012
4:04 pm
GDay All, I have a DeskCNC controller and I have been contemplating switching to something suitable to use with Mach3. I plan on retaining the servo drivers...
133160 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
4:04 pm
Yes the verbage should change on the config dialog.. Heck it was only after looking at the code that I found the issue ;) Okay I am loading your tool table now...
133161 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
4:06 pm
Andy, Works like a champ here.. so looks like I need your XML I wish I could see all the errors here! Thanks Brian...
133162 Andy Wander
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Feb 1, 2012
4:11 pm
Hmm-In looking more closely into this-I find that the toolpath IS shown(it was so far off the screen originally that I couldn't see it! So here is what I see: ...
133163 William
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Feb 1, 2012
4:13 pm
I have a button that loads a special file. I am getting a syntax error on the following line. LoadFile (C:\MACH3\GCODE\new table mill.tap) What is wrong? Bill...
133164 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
4:14 pm
Yeah I will take the XML.. I am not sure why the change so I will need to look at it .. this could have something to do with the softlimtis change. The...
133165 Brian Barker
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Feb 1, 2012
4:15 pm
Hi Bill, Try this : LoadFile ("C:\MACH3\GCODE\new table mill.tap") Thanks Brian...
133166 bob campbell
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Feb 1, 2012
4:20 pm
Andy, There are a number of breakout boards. We have one at www.campbelldesigns.com Bob Campbell ... From: mach1mach2cnc@yahoogroups.com...
133167 William
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Feb 1, 2012
4:25 pm
brian, that did it. i just knew it was something silly i forgot thanks again bill...
133168 William
bill_oelklaus Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2012
4:34 pm
brian, that did it. i just knew it was something silly i forgot thanks again bill...
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