[jttoner]

I finally got around to trying to do something useful with Rapid Turn. Well, I didn't get very far. Actually I got nowhere. It seems PathPilot supports the Duality but not the RT. Still, I took a look at Duality's conversational app in PP. It's a nightmare. For a simple facing operation it asked more questions than my wife does when I come home late.

Ultimately, all I want to do is to face, drill, turn two o/s diameters knurl, chamfer, and part. Something easily accomplish on my 14x40, but since I need quite a few of the parts, the RT seemed appropriate. Had to take the family out to eat so had no time to try to manually write the code. That left me wondering will PP/RT even support standard lathe g-code?

[jwatte]

The page for "rapidturn upgrade from duality" says explicitly:
"RapidTurn™ requires PathPilot"
So ... there's probably some setting or configuration needed, but Rapid Turn should be controllable from the PathPilot.
Maybe you checked an old version? Or maybe the duality/rapidturn are just the same module?

[Sir John]

What version of PathPilot are you using? PathPilot has been set up for Rapidturn for quite awhile. I attached a screen capture of a older 2.0.x version, not sure if the picture will come through, but it should say RAPIDTURN in the lower right hand corner of the screen. If it doesn't, I suggest that you upgrade at least to V 1.9.13.

https://www.tormach.com/support/soft...release-notes/


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[jttoner]

What version of PathPilot are you using? PathPilot has been set up for Rapidturn for quite awhile. I attached a screen capture of a older 2.0.x version, not sure if the picture will come through, but it should say RAPIDTURN in the lower right hand corner of the screen. If it doesn't, I suggest that you upgrade at least to V 1.9.13.

https://www.tormach.com/support/soft...release-notes/


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Thanks, I'm using ver 1.7.2

[Sir John]

That is a pretty old version. try updating to at least V 1.9.13 and see how it goes for you.

[tmarks11]

Pathpilot version 1.7.2 (which you are using) was released on 15 April 2015.

The RapidTurn product was released in June 2016, and a new version of pathpilot was released to support RapidTurn at that time.

Like others have said, update RapidTurn!

I would strongly suggest you go to the current version, which will require you to buy a USB stick from Tormach (version 2.0 and above installed a new Linux OS, and required an install USB stick for that).

[Steve Seebold]

I’d like to try Rapid Turn, but it’s not compatible with my MACH III, and as long as my MACH III still works, why change.

[kstrauss]

I’d like to try Rapid Turn, but it’s not compatible with my MACH III, and as long as my MACH III still works, why change.

Perhaps you should change because you would like to try Rapid Turn?

[jttoner]

All's good now. i down loaded the last 1.9 version and RT is alive and well. I''m too much of a cheap skate to pay $100 for the 2.x version on a USB stick. And unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise, like recognizing my pendant, it will never happen.

[kstrauss]

Actually only $24.95 for 38249 - PathPilot v2.0 Upgrade

[jttoner]

Why so many updates? Shouldn't they have it right by now?