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Post by hollisin on May 20, 2012 15:45:52 GMT -8
I have the latest version of mach3 and msm(trial).
when I run some g-code to cut an elipse the tool path is not traced out as the tool is moving. if I click on the tool icon in the display the tool location is updated with crosshairs but there is no animation.
Thanks
Jack
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Post by DaveCVI on May 21, 2012 7:22:32 GMT -8
Hi Jack,
The tool path is all handled by mach (not MSM) so the issue it probably a mach setting - let's try the obvious ones first:
1) when you first load the gcode (before you start it running), does mach draw a tool path?
2 if not, is the "T Path" button on?
3) when you click the "regen" button does mach draw the path?
Dave
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Post by hollisin on May 22, 2012 10:21:54 GMT -8
1. It does draw the path
2. T path button is on
3. regen will draw the path.
The software is not connected to a machine and the mach3 is just out of the box. This is not on the machine in the shop which is currently running OK.
Thanks Jack
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Post by DaveCVI on May 22, 2012 12:13:32 GMT -8
Hum, this is a new one to me, so I'm going to speculate a bit:
1) is the parallel port driver (or some other motion driver like a SS Driver) installed on the machine?
Or is this a true Simulation install (where mach has no motion driver of any type installed)?
If this is a true sim install, then I'd expect to see the tool path - as that's kind of the point of a sim installation.
2) But if the PP driver is installed, and this is a default mach install, then there are probably not any output pins defined in mach's ports& Pins dialog.
Perhaps ( this is just a guess) the PP driver requires some outputs to be configured before mach will draw a tool path while running the gcode (while is would be a tad counter intuitive, I can think of a couple of reasons this could be the case).
An experiment would to be to define outputs for XY&Z and see if that gets the tool path working again.
note that it does not matter if a PP is physically present or if it is hooked up to anything... the PP software will just write to the port address range set up in the PP driver - so I often just use 378 as the port address even if no PP is there.
Dave
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Post by hollisin on May 23, 2012 14:21:43 GMT -8
That did it. No outputs for the x or z.
That was worth 50 bucks.
Buying my copy of pro right now.
Thanks Dave.
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Post by DaveCVI on May 23, 2012 21:07:49 GMT -8
 Dave
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