[memyr6]

Love your new screen! It looks like the eye candy.set file is missing from the zip file if you would be willing to share it.

[Shinosky]

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 the set file by itself.

[dannystooblue]

Thanks, very nice work.

Danny

[norvil1]

this may be a dumb question, but i would like to know anyway. i installed the wizard, but the picture is to large to see all of the options. i tried to minimize but was unable to . i am running a tormach and i think a lot of my config options are locked. what should i try next? thank you for your time.

[Shinosky]

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 shrink or enlarge the screen to fit the dimensions of your screen. You will need to restart Mach3 after the change though. A better solution would be to set your screen resolution higher if possible. The reason I designed it at the resolution I did was that most 17" monitors have a native resolution of 1280 x 1024. Both of my cnc machines have 17" monitors.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you still need help.
Andy

[wiwatto]

Thanks for sharing your great work

[norvil1]

my config menue is locked.

[Shinosky]

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.

[Shinosky]

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 the Mach3 Screentweak utility to resize the .set file to fit in a 1024 x 768 space.
Let me know if it works.
Andy

[justgary]

Andy -

Thanks for the great wizard. One of these days I'll figure out how to write them and post a few myself. I have some ideas, and I appreciate your method of putting DROs in a column instead of scattered everywhere. As others have mentioned, the buttons look great, too!

I tried it out last night, and it worked great except that I hit what may be a snag; you have a tool change in the generated code, which will stop a running spindle, but no M3 (or M4) to turn it back on. I had to edit the generated code to add that and M8 for coolant. Did I miss something?

Regards,

- Just Gary

[Shinosky]

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 have since added a spindle relay to my router. It should affect me now as well. I will have to modify it. I also have made a wizard for facing. I haven't polished it up yet. But it is definitely handy. I will modify the wizard to include the spindle on/off as well as a speed and repost it.

Andy

[Switcher]

Shinosky,

Great job on the new screen!

.

[Fatboy]

First off Thanks for taking the time and effort to write this wizard!

I downloaded it and have been playing with it on two different computers, one a simulator and the other my shop system.
Both systems have troubles running this program, the simulator writes a code that is the graphic of the inside cut button. This is no matter what the dimensions or other button is selected. I can't get rid of it, reboot doesn't change it. Will have to delete the program to clear it.

On the shop system the "SAVE", "EXIT", and "POST CODE" buttons do not change state when clicked. The "SAVE" will save the dro's, the "EXIT" ends the program back to Mach3, but the "POST CODE" button does absolutely nothing. No g-code in the box, no graphic display, or transfer to Mach3.

My first thought is that the files weren't in the correct folders but checked correct.
I checked the dro entries to see if a bad entry was blocking the code generation but can't find a problem there either.

There is no code available to upload here... (However there is the code from the simulator that I can upload here later.)

Shop system is a Compaq tower running Winxp. Have not had any problems using licensed version of the latest Mach3. The simulator is a Dell Inspiron 8100, Winxp that I have used to run my router.

All other wizards run fine, including the NFS.

I've read all the posts in this thread and have tried to supply all the information to questions that might be asked.

Ok, here's the g-code of a .500" circle inside cut...It is the graphic of the related button:

( CUT A 0.5 INCH DIA. CIRCLE)
( TOOL DIA. 0.125)
( 6 STEPS @ 0.01 PER STEP )
( TOTAL DEPTH OF 0.06 INCHES )
G0 G49 G40 G20 G17 G80 G50 G90
M6 T1
G00 Z0.35
G00 X0.0938 Y-0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.01F5
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.0938 F10
G03 X-0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.0938 Y0.0938 R0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G00 X0.0938 Y-0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.02F5
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.0938 F10
G03 X-0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.0938 Y0.0938 R0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G00 X0.0938 Y-0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.03F5
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.0938 F10
G03 X-0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.0938 Y0.0938 R0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G00 X0.0938 Y-0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.04F5
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.0938 F10
G03 X-0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.0938 Y0.0938 R0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G00 X0.0938 Y-0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.05F5
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.0938 F10
G03 X-0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.0938 Y0.0938 R0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G00 X0.0938 Y-0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.06F5
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.0938 F10
G03 X-0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.1875 Y0 R0.1875
G03 X0.0938 Y0.0938 R0.0938
G00 Z0.1
G53 Z-.1
M30


Thanks,
Fatboy

[Fatboy]

On the simulator (actually I enabled the driver to see if that would change the outcome....Nope).

( CUT A 0.5 INCH DIA. CIRCLE)
( TOOL DIA. 0.125)
( 6 STEPS @ 0.01 PER STEP )
( TOTAL DEPTH OF 0.06 INCHES )
G0 G49 G40 G20 G17 G80 G50 G90
M6 T1
G00 Z0.35
G00 X-0.5125 Y-0.2
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.01F5
G03 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.2 F10
G02 X0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G02 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G03 X-0.5125 Y0.2 R0.2
G00 Z0.1
G00 X-0.5125 Y-0.2
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.02F5
G03 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.2 F10
G02 X0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G02 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G03 X-0.5125 Y0.2 R0.2
G00 Z0.1
G00 X-0.5125 Y-0.2
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.03F5
G03 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.2 F10
G02 X0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G02 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G03 X-0.5125 Y0.2 R0.2
G00 Z0.1
G00 X-0.5125 Y-0.2
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.04F5
G03 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.2 F10
G02 X0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G02 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G03 X-0.5125 Y0.2 R0.2
G00 Z0.1
G00 X-0.5125 Y-0.2
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.05F5
G03 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.2 F10
G02 X0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G02 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G03 X-0.5125 Y0.2 R0.2
G00 Z0.1
G00 X-0.5125 Y-0.2
G00 Z0.1
G01 Z-0.06F5
G03 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.2 F10
G02 X0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G02 X-0.3125 Y0 R0.3125
G03 X-0.5125 Y0.2 R0.2
G00 Z0.1
G53 Z-.1
M30


Thanks,
Fatboy

[Shinosky]

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 buttons will not change state due to the way I created the screen. They are only "Hotspots" per se. According to you the "save" and "exit" buttons do what they are supposed to but not the "Post" button. The "Post" button does only one thing, It calls the Macro which generates the code. If it is not doing anything then it is because the macro is not in the proper folder. or not present at all. On a standard setup of Mach the default mill profile is called Mach3Mill. But if you are running a custom profile then it may have a different name. You must place the "M700.m1s" in the correct folder under Macros in order for it to get called. If you are using a custom profile such as "IMach" then the macro would need to be in the macro folder of the same name. Please see the accompaning Screenshot. I am sure that is the problem you are experiencing. Let me know if this doesn't resolve it.
Andy

[Fatboy]

Let me know if this doesn't resolve it.

Andy,
Thanks for the quick reply, I came straight out to the shop and triple checked the files location, they are exactly as instructed. Still the code does not post.
I even placed a copy of the 700 file in the .XML folder for my profile...nada.
Rebooted computer....nada.

All other wizards work fine. I wish that I could get yours going I really like the layout. Also I tried the latest version with the spindle speed.

Thanks,
Fatboy

[ger21]

Try placing a copy of the macro in every folder under \macros.

If you right click on the desktop icon, and go to properties, what does it have in the "target" box? Can you copy and paste it here?

[Shinosky]

Thanks Gerry, I was just going to suggest that!

[Fatboy]

Andy and Gerry,
Placing the 700 file in all the folders fixed the post code problem...but I now have the same problem detailed in my initial post with the generated code including the graphic of the inside or outside button.

Here's the code files: (Had to add .txt to upload them.)

Thanks,
Fatboy
Been working with CNC since Jan...but fairly computer savy, not a wiz or programmer however.

BTW: Thanks for the help!!!

[Shinosky]

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 little clearer for me.