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Hi Dave
You wrote: "just find the mach3 start menu icon". Where do I find it? I have the "Mach loader" on the desktop and some profile in it, but I would like to have one profile direct on the desktop. I am confused.
In the Mach directory there is a map called xmlbackups withe a lot of xml files,- 25.5 MB. Can this be deleted?
The xml file to be saved is more down the tree. If I have a failure can I then just pot the xml file back to the Mach folder and all is ok again?

And now I have a new problem, they seems not to end!
When in MSM run page I hit the "Goto Zero" the spindle go first to Z zero and then X & Y go to zero. Earlier the mill operated opposite. How can I get the mil back to go x/y zero before z go to zero?

Johannes

Hi,
I'll give you some pointers to answers for your questions.

sivtek wrote:Hi Dave
You wrote: "just find the mach3 start menu icon". Where do I find it?

When a program is installed in windows, the installer generally creates a start menu entry for the program.
This is also true of Mach itself.
Go to the windows start button, click it, and you get a menu; Then click "all programs" or "programs" ( the exact wording depends on the version of windows you are running). Look in the menus for "Mach3", and in there you will find a menu entry for "Mach 3 loader".
You can right click this menu icon and pick "send to, desktop (create shortcut) to create a new desktop icon for starting mach.

sivtek wrote:Hi Dave
I have the "Mach loader" on the desktop and some profile in it, but I would like to have one profile direct on the desktop. I am confused.

The way to start a specific profile from a desktop icon is described in the "Mach3 Install and Config Manual".
You can open that manual from the MSM reference page. Please see section 2.3 of that manual for more information.
You give the name of the profile you want to start to mach by using the "/p" switch in the shortrcut command line.

sivtek wrote:Hi Dave
The xml file to be saved is more down the tree. If I have a failure can I then just pot the xml file back to the Mach folder and all is ok again?

The XML files that mach starts with are generally located in c:\mach3\
Mach also saves copies of your XML files in c:\mach3\xmlbackups\
In that directory you can often find a older backup of your XML files. To restore to an older version, you can copy it from the xmlbackups sub-directory to the mach3 main directory.

sivtek wrote: And now I have a new problem, they seems not to end!
When in MSM run page I hit the "Goto Zero" the spindle go first to Z zero and then X & Y go to zero. Earlier the mill operated opposite. How can I get the mil back to go x/y zero before z go to zero?
Johannes

When someone tells me any program suddenly started doing something differently, My first question is usually "what changed?".
The goto zero button moves the spindle to the current work coordinate system origin.
The order that mach will move the axes depends on where the spindle is (where the move will start from) and where the work coordinate zero is set (where the move will go to).
Mach's action can also depend on additional things like the settings for "SafeZ" - Did you change safez?

Note: By default, the script that the MSM goto zero button runs performs the same action that the stock 1024 screen set does.
However, the MSM script for that button can also be configured to do non-stock actions. I am assuming that you have not tried to modify that script to do a custom action. Therefore, I asked about "what changed" as I am assuming that the script options where not changed.

Dave

Hi Dave

I do not know what I am doing wrong! I have managed to open the picture: "Figure 2-7: Shortcut to "MyMill"", section 2.3. I enter the name I want as my shortcut in the "Target location: Mach 3 Target: I enter:......./p Fres. ("C\Mach3\Mach3.exe" ar already there). Then I press OK (and second attempt, Apply and OK) but noting happen, no shortcut to the desktop. I think you must give me an instruction with very small teaspoons.
Have not tried the x,y and z movement jet. Think I was messing with the safeZ, have done so many changes, I do not remember them all.

Johannes

Hi,

sivtek wrote:Hi Dave

I do not know what I am doing wrong! I have managed to open the picture: "Figure 2-7: Shortcut to "MyMill"", section 2.3. I enter the name I want as my shortcut in the "Target location: Mach 3 Target: I enter:......./p Fres. ("C\Mach3\Mach3.exe" ar already there). Then I press OK (and second attempt, Apply and OK) but noting happen, no shortcut to the desktop. I think you must give me an instruction with very small teaspoons.

I am not intentionally trying to use small teaspoons of information.
However, what you are asking about (how to make a desktop shortcut) is a basic windows user operation. I do not mind helping with such questions when I have the time to do so - but I will not always have the time.

I try to allocate my time to
1) questions about MSM
2) questions about Mach
3) other topics (such as how to make a desktop shortcut).
I do not want to sound mean, and I hope that you will understand that a MSM license does not include a "how to run windows" course.

You are in luck, this morning I took a few minutes and I created a quick tutorial on how to make a mach shortcut that opens a specific profile. Please see the attached document.

sivtek wrote: Have not tried the x,y and z movement jet. Think I was messing with the safeZ, have done so many changes, I do not remember them all.

Johannes

That can be a problem. For better or for worse, it is a fact that many settings in mach interact with other mach settings. This can become confusing very quickly. When you are learning about mach, it might be a good idea to make one change at at time and learn what that change does before making more changes.

Dave

Hi Dave
I do appreciate your help very much and I do understand you must use your time right.
However, today I managed to get a shortcut to my desktop (after at least 20 tries before your help. I guess some more users will appreciate your instruction). And the axis behave as before, I had checked the "Use Safe Z".
Everything is working nice now thanks to you (except what started this tread ). I enjoy using MSM, it is good!
Thanks again
Johannes