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Every time I go back to the tool selection it has reverted back to mm. I have set up inches. Same with post Processor library. I have to keep switching it back. What am I missing?

This is another thing.
If you look for support on Madcam's site it directs you here as though it's the official support site. Yet nobody from Madcam seems to be here to offer any help. Does nobody...

Hey, Somewhere along the line Madcam changed the simulator. Under the older version it ran relatively quickly and the output looked pretty good. Then I upgraded to windows 10 and immediately...

Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone in this. :)

Does anyone have a fix for the "along curves" multiple Z levels problem. I am experiencing this on the latest Madcam Release on Win 10
I really need this to work.....

Thank you for the quick response. I'll give it a try. :)

This is for Svenakela. I watched a video where you arrayed a toolpath then ran a command to repair group. I have the latest version of Madcam and it doesn't seem to have that command that I can see....

I have a couple of questions. The first is the obvious. Did you put the macro files in the proper folder? When you click to post it should be running the Macro and it apparently is not. Another...

Ok, I haven't looked at this in a while so I had to refresh my memory. that initial move in the Z axis takes the cutter down to the Safe Z Dimension plus .25" but only on the initial move. Whenever...

Everything looks fine on the dialog. Could you please copy and paste the resulting Gcode? It would help me to see what might have happened.
Thanks....Andy

Hey Bobinette,
I'd like to try and fix your problem but the jpg you posted won't display. I get a "forbidden" error message. What are the values you put into the Safe Z and Total Depth Dialog...

The code was set up to switch to machine coordinates and then send the z axis to the home position. If you don't like this behavior you can always edit the gcode and delete this line out of the code....

If I were you I would switch the gantry to the narrowest direction. You don't want that long unsupported gantry. Make the long direction supported. Just my 2 cents...

OK...one more time:)
The "Outside Circle" routine takes the programmed circle diameter then offsets the toolpath to the outside and creates lead ins/outs. The finished part is a boss of the...

Sure I looked at the code. It does what is intended. Conventional cut is used most often when your machine has backlash or slop in the mechanism. Climb cutting is preferred and used when your machine...

Haha....Yes, the leadins "are" supposed to cut. In this case you would not want the cutter to plunge directly down onto the finished path because the cutter will tend to gouge the profile. The...

That is the idea...to end up with a toolpath that looks like the button. :) What kind of results are you looking for?

Are you possibly referring to the leadins and leadouts? They are supposed to be there. I don't know what you mean by the "graphics". Exactly what kind of output are you expecting? I have run each of...

I guess I'm a little confused. Are you claiming that you select a different type of path ( such as the "Pocket") but it generates code for the "Inside" circle routine instead?
You will need to be a...

Thanks Gerry, I was just going to suggest that!

OK Fatboy.....that sounds funny. I redownloaded the file from the forum just to make sure it had not been corrupted or something. It ran fine on my machine. So.....let me state first off that those...

Here is the Revised Wizard to include a DRO for speed control. I put it in the only available space at the top. It is an incredible PITA to modify a screen set that is non standard. I arbitrarily...

Sorry about that Gary.
At the time I wrote it I didn't have a controllable spindle so I wasn't thinking about that. I thought I was doing everyone a favor by having a Tool Change in there.. Ha! I...

Norvil,
Try this new set file. Just unzip and overwrite the existing .set file with this one. The wizard should fit your screen then. It's not the best approach but I believe it will work. I used...

Really?....I would be calling Tormach about that.
There are a lot of settings that most people like to change in there. I wouldn't be happy about being locked out.

The screen was designed for a resolution of 1280 x 1024. If you go into the general config menu of mach3 there is an option down toward the bottom right of the menu called "auto enlarge". It will...

Your right,
I actually made an action out of it. But I found that if I made a smart object out of the first one I can easily duplicate it and transform it to different sizes much quicker. I found...

So sorry about that....I was up late putting that together. I had two readme files in there when one of them was supposed to be the set file. I have edited the previous post to include it. Here is...

Hey, that looks familiar! :)

Gerry,
I have posted a video tutorial up on YouTube if you are interested.
Please don't be too critical as this my first attempt at a video tutorial.
It was done on my mac. The screen resolution...