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  1. #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shinosky View Post
    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 on mac is really high so it does affect the amount of movement on screen. I hope it helps.
    Andy
    You need to record and action then it's just 1-click.

    Jay

  2. #22
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    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 that the action didn't always give consistent results if there were other layers present.
    Andy

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    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.

  4. #24
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    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

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    my config menue is locked.

  6. #26
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    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.

  7. #27
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    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
    Attached Files Attached Files

  8. #28
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    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

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    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

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    Andy -

    Thanks for the prompt reply. If you feel like adding a coolant button also, that would also be great (M8 turns it on, M9 turns it off), but I'll not try to beg too much. You could use it to control a vacuum...

    I can't wait to see the facing wizard. That's another one that I would use a lot.

    I have pretty much decided that rather than figure out how to do a Mach wizard, I'd be better off just writing a stand-alone Winders program (which I can do without reading another manual) to generate G-code. You could then run it at the same time as Mach, and just open the resulting file in Mach. Maybe I'll play with that sometime soon.

    Regards,

    - Just Gary

  11. #31
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    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 added code output that will turn on both mist and coolant. I don't have time to rework the entire wizard screen to add the necessary buttons to control the mist/flood options. They will all come on by default now. It will be easier to edit them out if necessary than to edit them in. For most people running routers and such the codes won't even do anything. But the M3 and M5 codes are in there now.
    If anyone has a problem with the new files just let me know.

    The facing wizard is built into my personal screenset. It is a pain to break out as a standalone wizard. If I get time I will try to fit it in.
    Andy
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    Shinosky,

    Great job on the new screen!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shinosky View Post
    It is an incredible PITA to modify a screen set that is non standard.
    Tell me about it.
    Gerry

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    Andy -

    You're my hero. Thanks again for sharing your great work with us!

    - Just Gary

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    Just Can't Get It!!!

    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

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    Here's the g-code from the Outside button

    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

  17. #37
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    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
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Macro Folder.jpg  

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    No Cigar!!!

    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

  19. #39
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    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?
    Gerry

    UCCNC 2017 Screenset
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    Mach3 2010 Screenset
    http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html

    JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
    http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html

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    Thanks Gerry, I was just going to suggest that!

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