None of what I've written should be taken as a criticism of Avid's GUI. I'm talking about the basic zeroing routine, not zeroing on a rotary axis. I know, because I used the Big Tex Blue screen before migrating/upgrading to Mach4. The Mach4 zeroing routine works essentially the same as Mach3 with the Big Tex Blue Screen. I use The Maker's guide and it works just fine. Also, it doesn't require Avid's touch plate to do it. I know, because I don't use Avid's GUI, but am able to do the same axes=0 very quickly and easily through the "Touch" module.
While Avid's GUI allows for setting X, Y and Z =0 with their movable touch plate, so does the native Mach4 setup. I don't speak for Avid, but that request would seem to be a reasonable one to my way of thinking. Had that been the case (it was not), a request to Avid to extend that capability to a user definable XY location for tool changes for "normal" 3 axis work might have been easy. In one of Avid's Youtube videos explaining the set-up of their 4th axis, I thought I remembered seeing such a routine.
#Cnc touch plate manual#
Given that I will probably use their 4th axis (also made functional in their version of Mach4), I'll probably stick with it.Īnother post in this thread asked if there was a routine where the touch plate could be used in a fixed position (a fixed reference point) presumably to facilitate manual tool changes called during a machining operation (I hope I got that right). I chose to down load a demo of Avid's Mach4.
#Cnc touch plate code#
The response from Avid was that the code is now "baked in" to their copy of Mach4 and the "cut and paste" approach possible with Mach3 wouldn't work. Exactly what I ask of Avid directly in recent months as I have their plate, but hadn't set up Mach4 yet (I've never run Mach3 - my CNC is in progress). Information on the CNC Router Parts website of old detailed how a bit of code could be applied to an existing copy of Mach3 to allow Avid's device to work on other systems. I'll attempt to clarify and respond to the original post from this thread What was asked (I believe) was if the Avid tool touch plate could be made functional in Mach4 from Artsoft. I believe it is the TouchOffHelp.PDF file. I believe there is some info about Touch module in the Mach4 docs subdirectory. If you are like me, the only routines you are likely to use with any regularity will be the center finding (the circle above that looks like cross hairs) and the Z=0 function (lower right hand corner). The generic Mach4 Touch screen will allow you to fully use the Avid plate. What's special is some macro and screen modification Avid did. The Avid Touch Plate is not special, in so far as the way it is set up and used. Here's a screen print of the Touch Screen: It's all built into a Mach4 canned macro. Pressing the "Touch Button" will open a screen where you set your probe feed rate, offsets, and execute various touch moves. The box corresponding to the way you added your probe will turn on upon contact. Under the blue screen, see the button called "Touch." Also, see the 4 little boxes above it. Here's a screen shot of the Mach4 screen: You can just use Mach4's "Touch" subscreen. I know they have done their flavor of Mach4 but I really do not want to redo it all over! Bill, I don't believe you need a "routine" to run Avid's touch plate. Is there a add in or plug in, macro to add the CNCRP touch plate routine to my un-official Mach4? I have emailed them but no response so far, and I assume they are busy as usual. The system is 1.5 years old but had been running on Mach3, Thanks to GME and others I switched it over last fall to Mach4. Increase efficiency, it can speed up to measure the distance between the Z axis and engraving items.I have a Plug and Play NEMA 34 system on my FLA 48x48 router. All components of non-magnetic materialsĦ. Relative brass,iron,the head is not easy to damage.ĥ. Metal parts:aluminum,light metal material,soft texture,excellent electrical properties.Ĥ. Material impact resistance,fatigue resistance,resistance to deformation.ģ. Black base: organic insulating materials,high voltage 1000V or more.Ģ. Then as soon as the bit makes contact with the cutting bit, the new Z position is stored. MACH3 Auto-Check Instrument Engraver Machine CNC Z-Axis Router Mill Touch Plate Tool. The Probe comes with a crocodile clamp which is clamped onto the cutting bit.
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