Call WinCNC. They charge a very reasonable rate for support. You'll need Teamviewer loaded on your machine though. What version of WinCNC are you running? Go to Help->About and look for version and serial number.
So I need some help. I had a 5-axis shopbot machine I've run for the last 5 years. I traded it with a friend for a machine that is best described in the video below:
It is a very beefy quintax 5-axis gantry machine he has repowered with a Wincnc controller and DMM servos. He got it up and running but hasn't chased out all the bugs and fully sorted it yet. I am trying to learn Wincnc and finish the job.
I've read the manual countless times and watched what videos I have been able to find. But most of the videos are commercial machines and their interfaces don't match mine. The buttons interface buttons haven't all been set up so I need to run it with gcode commands. I have gone beyond my friends wincnc experience and I need some help figuring out some things. I am hoping if I ask my questions here (most of which I am sure will be stupid) I will be able to get some answers.
First question is I am confused with how the Home positions are set. When I go to the drop down menu I can set them but I would like to be able to set them with the "L3" commands. When I command L3 nothing seems to happen. Is there a registry I need to setup?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
Oliver
Call WinCNC. They charge a very reasonable rate for support. You'll need Teamviewer loaded on your machine though. What version of WinCNC are you running? Go to Help->About and look for version and serial number.
From Wikipedia - "..butter knife..any table knife designed with a dull edge and rounded point". I've never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer!
....I see something about G28 must be set 1st before anything else
See page 25
http://www.wincnc.net/webfiles/CNC%2...nual_3.0r8.pdf