Mach3 and returning to cut position

**danielbriggs** · 04-07-2018

I've never had much luck with the "pause and resume" thing in Mach. It tends to do sporadic and sometimes unpredictable resumes. So now I no longer use it, and do the same as the guy above.

All the best,
Dan

**magicniner** · 05-07-2018

What version are you using?

Version R3.043.062 is one of the last good, stable versions before The Incompetent New Guys started buggering about with Mach3, creating more problems than they solved in the process.

**m_c** · 05-07-2018

Shouldn't you be using Run From Here, to resume after jogging away from the pause point?

Pause and resume will do what it says. Resume motion from wherever you've jogged to, even if that means ploughing straight through the work piece to get to the next coordinate, whereas Run From Here should do an initial move then plunge to the resume point, which you should be asked the details of to confirm the initial move is suitable.

**dfox1787** · 05-07-2018

Originally Posted by m_c

Shouldn't you be using Run From Here, to resume after jogging away from the pause point?

Pause and resume will do what it says. Resume motion from wherever you've jogged to, even if that means ploughing straight through the work piece to get to the next coordinate, whereas Run From Here should do an initial move then plunge to the resume point, which you should be asked the details of to confirm the initial move is suitable.

thats correct. it was because i didnt use the run from here option in mach3.

this video helped me out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6gv...30738373353584

the amount of times i have made this mistake lol.

**danielbriggs** · 05-07-2018

Originally Posted by magicniner

What version are you using?

3.043.066 I think

I wasn’t aware much had broken in those few versions; do you know what changed?

**magicniner** · 05-07-2018

Originally Posted by danielbriggs

3.043.066 I think

I wasn’t aware much had broken in those few versions; do you know what changed?

The man who conceived, created and maintained Mach3 sold the company to a bunch of utter Muppets, unless you need support for a plugin that's only in a later version the consensus from far more experienced users than I is don't touch them with a long stick.

**needleworks** · 05-07-2018

Originally Posted by danielbriggs

I've never had much luck with the "pause and resume" thing in Mach. It tends to do sporadic and sometimes unpredictable resumes. So now I no longer use it, and do the same as the guy above.

All the best,
Dan

I do exactly the same, been caught out with ruined work pieces too many times.

**dfox1787** · 05-07-2018

Originally Posted by needleworks

I do exactly the same, been caught out with ruined work pieces too many times.

wouldn't be as bad if materials were cheap lol. Ive wasted 2 sheets of 12mm cast acrylic at 12 pound each already

**iain1mm** · 06-07-2018

All this nonsense is why I decided to try uccnc about 18 months ago and I haven't looked back. Mach is a buggy piece of crap that has cost me a lot in time, cutters and materials. I can't believe it is still as popular as it is given that there are 2 or 3 alternatives out there now that blow it out of the water.
I can't tell you how nice it is to be able to stop or pause a program and be sure that it will start again from exactly where you left off (and all without plowing a furrow, breaking a cutter or trying to start a fire!). Mach often used to lose position if it was stopped or paused and I used to rehome, re-zero and air cut, just to be sure, after any uncoded stop.
With uccnc I can even switch the machine off and shut the pc off for the night in the middle of a long 3d job and carry straight on from the last line the next day (Choc the Z axis before switching off!).
Uccnc is also well supported, has continuous development and has an excellent forum.

**dfox1787** · 06-07-2018

Originally Posted by iain1mm

All this nonsense is why I decided to try uccnc about 18 months ago and I haven't looked back. Mach is a buggy piece of crap that has cost me a lot in time, cutters and materials. I can't believe it is still as popular as it is given that there are 2 or 3 alternatives out there now that blow it out of the water.
I can't tell you how nice it is to be able to stop or pause a program and be sure that it will start again from exactly where you left off (and all without plowing a furrow, breaking a cutter or trying to start a fire!). Mach often used to lose position if it was stopped or paused and I used to rehome, re-zero and air cut, just to be sure, after any uncoded stop.
With uccnc I can even switch the machine off and shut the pc off for the night in the middle of a long 3d job and carry straight on from the last line the next day (Choc the Z axis before switching off!).
Uccnc is also well supported, has continuous development and has an excellent forum.

I have considered uccnc. Does it have good zeroing functionality. The scripts I use on mach3 2010 screen set have been fantastic.

Sounds like from your experiences uccnc saves money in the long run

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