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Thanks Adrian, I knew I was overlooking something simple. Monday Monday!! Thanks again, Dan

for some reason when i go to save my toolpaths it is not automatically highlighting the toolpath that i place the check mark by. also not letting me combine 2 toolpaths that use the same tool...i can only highlight one. this just started, even does it after updating to the newer version of aspire. p...

thank you fellas, i will take the advice and info wisely. thanks again,db

howdy folks, i have a 2 part question that I believe should be an easy one for those pros out there. my small cnc router uses mach 3 with ESS. i have 2 nema 23 stepper motors moving the x-axis..they are slaved x-axis,a-axis. i recently noticed while going through my different settings and screens in...

isla, i am less than a year new to this cnc router world but rely on my machines for my income. we create custom wood signage. after many many random issues resulting in scrap ,with mach 3 on both machines, i have decided to try a new approach hoping to reach a higher level of reliability, repeat ab...

i was not having any issues with the old old version, just figured maybe the newer version had a few of the glitches solved.
quick question....in 'motor tuning', when an axis is slaved with another motor-should the steps per and other parameters be identical? thanks,db

Well, as a rookie I should expect these things. The problem was the smooth stepper plug in update...i used a very old one. i was originally running on a version from 2012, only to update it with a version from 2013. that is when the issue started. i went ahead and updated the plug in with the newest...

thank you Ger, there is only 1 limit switch, it is on the y-axis motor side, the slave(a-axis) motor is the one that does not turn when homing.
where would i be able to view/copy the Ref All home script? i am very new to this but learning quickly. thanks,db

yes, 'home slave with master' is checked.

thanks leo, i think you are correct. the fixture save issue is because i never completed the 'homing' task due to the y-axis issue. that makes sense to me. we did change the motion control profile today before having this issue. i am new to this so be patient. i have two motors driving the y axis. e...

ok, i am very new to this and have 2 homemade cnc routers. i had someone here today checking computer settings and plug ins because of intermittent job interruptions, dont think we changed anything but must have. we are using mach 3 with ess smoothstepper, gecko 203v drives, nema 34 stepper motors. ...

when jogging the machine around both motors turn as normal. when homing the machine only one motor is turning causing a misalignment. any ideas? thank you

thanks guys

hey folks, i have had my cnc router machines stop in the middle of a project many times. the router and/or spindle will keep running but machine stops in a random place. there is usually a white screen that comes up and says something about smooth stepper running out of data. my question is, how can...

one more question for you guys. i have 2 monitors hooked up to each of my machines, 2 in the office and 1 at each machine in the shop. this morning i was trying adjust the brightness of a dell monitor in the office and hit 'auto adjust' which skewed my screen to the right, about 35% of the way. hitt...