Need a pause...

Davek0974 · Post by **Davek0974** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:16 pm

Is there a way I can do something in sheetcam that will cause Mach3 Plasma to stop and wait for user input - pressing the cycle start button again?

Would be useful to insert pauses into my cutting G-code if needed.

Mach is set to stop on tool change and wait for cycle start, but I don't know how to issue a tool change from sheetcam.

Post by **Les Newell** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:27 pm

First create a g-code snippet. Click on the G button in the tools window. For the code enter:
M0
Give it a name such as 'wait'
To insert teh wait between operations use the G button in the operations window and select your 'wait' code snippet.
You can also use that snippet on individual start points if you need to.

Davek0974 · Post by **Davek0974** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:58 pm

Brilliant, will try that.

Thanks

Davek0974 · Post by **Davek0974** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:16 am

Am I right that if I want to insert a pause between two cuts, both cuts need to be on different layers?

Post by **Les Newell** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:13 pm

Switch to start point mode and select the cut start point where you want the pause. Right-click and select 'properties'. You will see an option to add a code snippet to that start point.

Davek0974 · Post by **Davek0974** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:22 pm

Even better, many thanks Les.