Block Del

[Analias]

Hello,

I've run into an odd problem that I have been thrashing on. I have g-code that I have generated in Bobcad V25 using a modified Mach3 profile. In several places I have pauses (M01) and tool changes (M6) codes. They are all prefixed with a semi-colon.

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;N03 M01 (TOOL CHANGE:  T1 S4 D.125 C.047 A60. H0.)
;N04 T1 M6 (TOOL CHANGE:  T1 S4 D.125 C.047 A60. H0.)

From what I understand code prefixed with a semi-colon can be selectively (via the "Block Del" button) toggled on or off. The toggling using "Block Del" does not seem to be working for me. Neither on or off causes the lines to be seen and executed inline with the rest of the g-code.

I am understanding the use of semi-colon comments correctly? Does the "Block Del" button work as I described? Which state, "on" or "off", should cause the M01 and M06 codes be executed?

Also, I thought that M06 codes followed by a comment caused the comment to be shown in Mach3's messages. I'm sure I have seen this work in other screen sets, but for some reason the M06 trailing comment does not show in MSM. Is there something I'm doing wrong? When I use the M01 codes with a comment, the comments show as expected.


-Freeman

[Analias]

I should add that when I remove the semi-colons from the beginning of the lines, the code executes as expected (sans the trailing comment on the M06 showing).

-Freeman

[Analias]

I figured it out. The semi-colon is not used for block deletes, it is the forward slash ('/').

I'm not sure why Bobcad's post processor for Mach3 has the block delete character set to a semi-colon, but setting it to a forward slash allowed Mach3/MSM to work as expected.

-Freeman

[DaveCVI]

Hi,
Sorry for my delayed response - I somehow missed getting notified of your post.
In any case, I'm glad you got it figured out.
Dave