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I have 5.2 loaded on a Windows 10 64 bit machine and it runs fine. I also have a version 4 on an old windows 10 laptop. It should be fine. There on there to read legacy files but not had to use...
Not sure about the Centurion 7 control, but my feeling is that you still won't be able to download anything larger than 1.44MB. There is still hope however as "Sportybob" has written a program to...
All depends on the PC. Transfer the files to a XP computer then try it. If you are using Widows 10, good luck. If you are using Windows 7, it may work. Search this forum, There have been a few...
Many years ago I worked at a place where all the Bridgeport mills were lined up in a row close to each other. Chips would fly from one onto another, mostly from bouncing off the center column. I...
It may be because your machine doesn't have a tool changer? I'm surprised they didn't tell you why.
The machine we did it on was a VM24 that was built in 1999. It used an Imation super disk 120 MB drive to load programs. The drive was great but were notorious for going bad after a couple of years...
Yes it's an emulator. You'll have to download a software that re-formats USB thumb drives to 1.44 MB to use it. sportybob should be able to help you with that. Milltronics did my SBC upgrade years...
Only time I tried to use the RS232 com port it was painfully slow. With RS232, speed was measured in K's per minute not MB per seconds like today standards. Try that when cutting 3D, sucks big...
There is a parameter that will turn on the G54-Z on your screen. I'm not sure where it is or why this is even turned off, It was off on my machine. I had Milltronics walk me through it after I...
Brian L,
That looks like my Centurion 6. His screen shot shows Centurion I and from what I remember they were a little different. There are few On youtube, but they don't look like his screen...
Could be a patched together machine but who knows without seeing the machine. Sounds like the perimeters are not loaded? Centurion 1 machines are not supported by Milltronics anymore but you can...
Not sure about V3.0 but try it on a old win 10 machine first, they are cheap and plentiful now. My guess it will work fine. I too gave up on maintenance and I've been running Surfcam V6 from around...
For me it is to keep using a version from 2012. It works for everything I do although I curse the interface daily.. If you were to upgrade I'm not sure about support anymore now that all the...
A search of the web doesn't show any Surfcam dealers anymore in the US, Am I missing something?
It may help to know what controller you're using. Partner 1's were made with different controllers.
Like most of Milltronics machines from that era, simple logic seemed to have escaped the designers back then. What were they thinking? My guess is they were not doing much of it. I hated my Partner...
Anders, thanks for sharing your experience with Surfcam. We have used Surfcam since 1996 but stopped upgrading after 2012 do to lack of real improvements but still use it today. We also use...
Have you tried 3DConnexion? I just reinstalled mine using the latest driver dated 12/18/2018 and Surfcam still works with it. Checking there website it shows Surfcam is listed but it's not...
"The new Spacemouse isn’t a replacement for a mouse - it supplements your conventional mouse."
Agree and never said it was and I did use it along with a mouse for a year . It just wasn't very...
I'm still using Surfcam 6 from 2012. I did use a older 3D Space mouse called the Space Explorer with Surfcam and it worked but couldn't find an advantage to using it over a good mouse. I decided to...
I Sent the controller to Milltronics and they could not find anything wrong with the controller or floppy emulator I was using. Frustrated to say the least. Something is corrupting the programs...
hold the reset button in and use the handwheel.
My programs do not have or ever had that percent symbol and they still freeze up. Currently the programs will start, move the X and Y to position, start the spindle, then freeze while lowering the Z...
Got one of those USB floppy emulators and still get the same error when loading into the machine or run one after loading. I can run programs directly from the thumb drive however. My guess is that...
Tried a brand new drive with same results, crash and same error. I managed to get the XP computer talking to the Win 10 computer so I can share. But I can't get the CNC to talk to the XP computer. ...
Thanks Ron. Formatting the disk in the CNC is a good idea. I plan to set up the network as you describe in a few days,. I already have an old XP computer set up to use, sorry Single Phase, I don't...
I've searched Google but haven't seen an answer to a question related to this problem. I'm using a USB floppy drive to transfer files from the computer to the machine. I think I may have ruined the...
Thanks single phase. I'm going to check your post out as soon as time permits. I have a hot job to finish first. I got the floppy to work again this afternoon but for how long, who knows. ...
I should add that this is on an updated SBC Centurion 6 controller in a 1999 VM24 machine. The reason I'm using a floppy drive is that the latest Win 10 updates has totally shut down the Ethernet...