mach3 display screen

[woodman08]

I noticed some of my projects on mach3 show good detail on the small screen that follows the work,and a lot show next to nothing and real small ,what controls this .I use aspire to generate the code .
Also is there a difference between *.txt code format and *.tap format

thanks

stan kern

[James L]

I have the same issues with the display but haven't found and issue yet. As far as the .txt and .tap, however, it makes little difference what you use. If notepad can open it up then so can mach has been my experience.

[woodman08]

Thats correct the *.tap and *.txt seem to both work fine ,i think its just a format some software puts out.
The display bugs me as i like to the work being machined

[ger21]

I noticed some of my projects on mach3 show good detail on the small screen that follows the work,and a lot show next to nothing and real small ,what controls this

If you double click in the toolpath window, will it show the whole job?

What you see when you load the g-code depends on where the machine is, and where the g-code is relative to the machine. The display shows the current tool position, so if the g-code is somewhere away from the current position, then you won't see anything. Double clicking in the window should show the whole job.

[mcphill]

Not sure if I follow the question, so don't be insulted if this is not what you meant, but you can zoom in and out with the wheel on the mouse, you can tilt with the left button and you can pan with the right button. Double clicking with the left button will switch between "fit all" top view and "fit all" in ISO view. With these controls you can get to any detail level you want to see. It will only show "completed" movements from the point that you changed the display (highlighting the "done" paths).

[PoppaBear10]

Check you "Soft Limits" if they are set to large (larger then your machining envolope), then your part tool path will be small, and it will get smaller the larger your soft limits are set at.

scott