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Version 12.0 Macro bug!


Steve Blackmore
 

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 00:13:25 -0300, you wrote:


RC12 is online. It is being released a bit early because I didn't like that
MAcro bug being present.
Mach12 lathe

Now got a different macro bug!
"Error in Macro at

Line Tool = Get Selected tool ()
Set Current Tool (tool)"

Hangs there, won't load graphics or file.

M5 end macro is blank - M6 Start macro contaims only the "error
line"???


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Steve Blackmore


Art
 

Sorry Steve,

I quickly zeroed them . Fix the M6Start Macro by removng the offending
line and all should be fine. I didn't want a toolchange to do anything other
than just change tool in turn until I clean up the macro's for it.
(Wouldn't do to go to a 0,0,0 position or anything when an M6 was
interpreted...

Art
www.artofcnc.ca


Art
 

Steve:

Just load the M6Start Macro and put a carriage return between the two lines
and resave it, then things will run.. Fixed for next version...

Thanks,
Art
www.artofcnc.ca


Steve Blackmore
 

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 09:40:59 -0300, you wrote:

Just load the M6Start Macro and put a carriage return between the two lines
and resave it, then things will run.. Fixed for next version...
Thanks Art

I'll try and have a look at threading later today, see how that goes.

I've done two test files, one has negative X tool offsets. Should be
fun - I've still lots of nylon left though :)

I ran two 2 three hour engraving/milling jobs yesterday without any
problems on V11 - I did pause the second one while I had lunch and
watched the start of the F1 Grand Prix (Give the spindle motor a rest,
it was running hot ;) and noticed no resume button on the program run
screen? Had to go to diagnostics to find it!

There was no loss of steps, or decrease in performance as reported
elsewhere - it ran happily at 13% CPU usage with a 500MHz PII - I'd
even left network card enabled by mistake!

Early days, but mill seems very smooth and reliable.

Just downloaded your new 1024.set, you forgot to remove B&C from
toolpath screen (which needs pause,resume buttons IMO) and resume
needs adding to program run.

I've done my own screens now for lathe - with major changes to
toolpath, made the toolpath display square, job now looks more like it
should - the short, wide screens were distorting things far too much.
I also added the missing pause/resume, jog and MDI.

Can you please put best efforts into lathe display for next release -
screens bear no resemblance to actual job with tool and work offsets
being drawn. Makes checking toolpaths extra difficult and a bit of a
lottery, especially important as there is no "safe" settings!

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Steve Blackmore