[flyingpickles]

Hello, I have a g-code loaded in mach3 with 240 "g1" lines (just x,y,z-coordinates) I need mach3 to go for exampel to line five and then hold it and then to line 10 and then hold it and so on. The reason for this is that I am controlling a camera controller system and doing a stop motion animation video. So I shall move the camera the same path several times but stop it in different positions to take a picture. So after the first round I maybe want the camera to stop on line 6, 11, 16 and so on. Is there a way to do this?

best regards: Flyingpickles

[Bob La Londe]

You can manually enter M0 codes, and setup Mach 3 to stop on an M0 until start is pressed.

Simply duplicate the code and insert the M0 in the appropriate different places on each duplication.

An alternative might be to insert a G4 P(x) at every point you might want to stop and take a picture. Set (x) to whatever length of time you need. When it pauses you can either take a picture or not.

If you want to magically have Mach 3 read your mind and automatically stop at differing random points along the way, you don't have enough computing power for that kind of Artificial Intelligence.

[flyingpickles]

Ok, yes that might be a solution. I did something like this for a couple of years ago. Back then I wanted mach3 just to go to the next line and pause. I remember that I did this with just one mouse click but I can not remember how. Do you have a clue? It would be great if I did not need to rewrite the code for every time just make a macro that click like fime times on the right button...

[ger21]

You can use Single Block mode to go line by line, with one click.

[flyingpickles]

YES! That was the button I was searching for, thanks again Gerry! The only problem now is that if I want to go like 5 lines down I have to wait for mach3 to stop on every lines coordinates. The best thing would be if I could make mach3 go 5 lines directly and then stop because I have two computers with mach3 controlled by a third with a macro. Then the macro could make mach3 go five lines and then make the other computer do the same thing so they was working at the same time.

[ger21]

I don't think that there's any way to get Mach3 to do exactly what you want, without adding commnads to the g-code.

[robwiacek]

Commands are Cool!
Print out the command codes and keep em by your machine... Study them too ! It'll help


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