[Azalin]

What is the best way to automatically stop the spindle on tool change and start when the user hits the Cycle Start button?

Does Mach3 has the ability to achieve this or the does the user need to add M3 and M5 manually to g-code files?

[ger21]

You can have mach3 stop it, but you need an M3 in your g-code to start it. I put an M5 in the g-code to stop it as well.

[Azalin]

Thanks Gerry.

You can have mach3 stop it

Better than nothing. Where do you set this option in Mach3?

I think the post processor can be modified in order to have M3 and M5 in generated g-codes.

[Azalin]

Found it.