i thought i had the latest mach4 installed but who knows i am
real good at mixing up versions. there was no xbox plugin in the
folder in my router installation. i can download it again to be
sure i have the latest but if the only reason is for the plugin i
could use just the plugin. there are probably reasons to update
mach4 if i don't have the latest.
On 4/4/2021 4:55 PM, Brian Barker
wrote:
The plugin is in the newest download of Mach4. But we can send you
a copy so you can get just the plugin.
?
i'll try that. so there is a trajectory planner in mach4? i
was going to look but forgot to see if there was an option
to not combine separate moves. now that i know how to get
around this i am fine but it was a surprise to see the
cutter clip the corner of a pocket as it climbs out. i had a
z move separate and an x and y i think this is only a
problem with other axis following a z that was intended to
clear obstacles.
how do i get the latest xbox plugin and what is it called
and file dates?
On 4/4/2021 4:02 PM, Steve
Stallings wrote:
Could you
consider putting a G61 (exact stop) ahead of the G1
F83 Z .2 move and a G64 (exact stop cancel) after it?
This prevents the trajectory planner from blending the
next move with the critical retract move in Z.
?
?
I have been learning a lot about mach4 and am getting
quite comfortable with it. I do not need to add anything
other than my little parts counter and an external switch.
I would like to get xbox controller working but i just
can't seem to on the router computer, only the house
computer.
here is the odd behavior. i think this is an ESS issue.
in mach3 i has having strange behavior at exactly the same
spot. with mach4 i didn't until suddenly it also did the
same thing. if i don't have the line in bold shown below
(using a short dwell) the z and followiong x and y moves
get combined
G1 F51 Z -1.15
G1 F31 X 1.73
G1 F83 Z .2
G4? P100 (dwell to prevent combined move)
without this line the G1 F83 Z .2 and the next G1 get
combined into one move clipping off
the corner of the part? with the 100 ms dwell it moves to
the z location and then to the X and Y
i checked this over and over and am not imagining it? also
previously this is the exact spot where phantom moves (and
usually corrections that cancelled the phantom move)
happened and have happened twice now with mach4 so it must
be an ESS bug or maybe something odd about my gcode that i
don't understand
G52 X0 Y0 Z0 (cancel all offsets)
(SECOND WARP HOLE)
G52 X-.555 Y .875 Z -1.67
(G1 F61? Z .3 just in case)
G1 F93? X2.1003 Y0.5649
and a larger part of the context here
M9 (mist off to release clamp)
G1 F10000 A 90
M7 (mist on to set clamp)
M3 S1000
(DO DSLOT FINISH)
G1 F65? Z 0 (might be able to move a little less to finish
cut might help ejection)
G52 z - 1.67
G0 X 2.1541 Y 2.7725
G1 F93? X 2.1541 Y 2.7725 (was Y 2.71)
G1 F75? Z 0.0
G1 F83 Z -.35
G1 F31 X 1.73
G1 F31 Z -.7
G1 F32 X 2.1541 (this one needs to be slower)
G1 F51 Z -1.15
G1 F31 X 1.73
G1 F83 Z .2
G4? P100 (dwell to prevent combined move)
without this line the G1 F83 Z .2 and the next G1 get
combined into one move clipping off
the corner of the part? with the 100 ms dwell it moves to
the z location and then to the X and Y
i checked this over and over and am not imagining it? also
previously this is the exact spot where phantom moves (and
usually corrections that cancelled the phantom move)
happened and have happened twice now with mach4 so it must
be an ESS bug or maybe something odd about my gcode that i
don't understand
G52 X0 Y0 Z0 (cancel all offsets)
(SECOND WARP HOLE)
G52 X-.555 Y .875 Z -1.67
(G1 F61? Z .3 just in case)
G1 F93? X2.1003 Y0.5649
G1 F51 Z -.14
G2 F93.0 X2.0828 Y0.5696 I0.0 J0.035
G2 Y0.6302 I0.0175 J0.0303
G2 X2.1353 Y0.5999 I0.0175 J-0.0303
G2 X2.1003 Y0.5649 I-0.035 J0.0
G1 F93.0 Y0.5149
G2 F93.0 X2.0578 Y0.5263 I0.0 J0.085
G2 Y0.6735 I0.0425 J0.0736
G2 X2.1853 Y0.5999 I0.0425 J-0.0736
G2 X2.1003 Y0.5149 I-0.085 J0.0
G1 F83 Z .1? (retract)
G52 X0 Y0 Z0 (cancel all offsets)
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67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@...
(425) 791-0309
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Best regards, Spencer Chase
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@...
(425) 791-0309
