[ger21]

What you're asking for would be better handled by your post processor, as you're not doing anything that really requires the M6Start macro.

I would like to have it G53 -4" (from Zhome limit(

This is a simple "G53 G0 Zxx" move

Ask for tool change with message
change T#@m6 command

All you need is a T# M6 in your g-code, and Mach3 will stop and wait for you to press Cycle Start to continue.

Change H#@43 command

You're next line of g-code should be G43 H#

Drive back down to last retract in program prior to the tool change .

Just add another line of g-code to move to where it was. This may be the only tricky part.

[stucapco]

The M6 on that fanuc does many things as well as stopping the spindle, coolant, moving head to tool change position, I use the macro to additionally add a few tweaks I may use daily without having to think about them. I am still confused as to how your using them.

off the top of my head:

O0013;
T1 M6;
N1 M1;
G56 X0 Y0 S1250 M3;
G43 H1 Z1. M8;
G81 Z-.06 R.05 F1.;
G80 M9;
T2 M6;
N2 M1;
etc...

Simple spotting cycle.

Hope i'm helping

[LEARN]

What you're asking for would be better handled by your post processor, as you're not doing anything that really requires the M6Start macro.



This is a simple "G53 G0 Zxx" move


All you need is a T# M6 in your g-code, and Mach3 will stop and wait for you to press Cycle Start to continue.


You're next line of g-code should be G43 H#



Just add another line of g-code to move to where it was. This may be the only tricky part.

Will try that . I don't have any support with my software so that's out if the question. And I'm not real good with my post processor either. But I can manually do it (but that was the whole point of a macro)
I guess if I can get my macro to stop and just wait for an ok and a start that would be fine . I would just add in a G28 line so the head goes to home position and clears the work piece then starts on command . I just need to be able to change tools with out having to keep sending g tool paths to the mill. Anything to save a little time . And to make it feel like I'm running a mill (I run big mills at work haha)