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Hello everyone,

I'm having a go with G code ripper ( it works with mach3 and Linux CNC)and trying to get the probe function working. Well I finally figured that the M40 macro is not present. I went poking around a Mach3 install and its in the macros folder. this is the macro "OpenDigFile()" is there a equivalent for uccnc?

Thanks for the help on this.

Regards
Charlie

M40 to start, and M41 to stop. It's in the manual.

Hi Gerry thanks for the reply.

The issue I think is
1 I don't have the m40 macro in the macro folder.

2 I can create it I think. I just need to know given the mach3 m40 macro example what does uccnc use to do the same thing?

You don't need a macro.
Just put M40 at the beginning of your g-code, and M41 at the end.

Ok thanks. I'll give it a try.

Did it worked for you?

Hi Nicolett,

even with m40 and m41 in the gcode file it did not work for me.

M40 and M41 are inernal UCCNC macros, they don't read from the macro folder, so you don't have to have those macros in the macro folder, these macros work anyways, they are built into the UCCNC exe file.

So I just have to write at the beginning of the command m40 and at the end m41 or should I use an additional command with m41 at the end?

OK So I have decided to revisit this topic and give it another try. With Gcode generated from G code ripper and Autoleveler I got the same result with uccnc.
after probing my spindle stayed .250 above the work piece. The same Gcode in Mach3 worked as expected. I am testing this with the work piece set at a incline and probing and engraving some letters. So I have to wonder after reading this post http://www.forum.cncdrive.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3876
If it is even possible to use something like G code ripper or auto leveler with uccnc. any thoughts on this subject are welcomed.