Most, Mach users NEVER program anything like that.and don't need to. Certainly you can program your own macros in VB (Lua in the case of Mach4) if you want but many, even (or Lua in the case of Mach4) to operate. I notice that you said that you liked VB.but why? Mach, 3 or 4, is a Gcode interpreter and trajectory planner and does not require VB That is a laudable sentiment, although I would recommend Mach4 over Mach3, but still both a very well suited to what you want to do. Interesting to know that those boards are made in Hungary though. I don’t really need the latest iPhone, computer processor or to change my controller for the latest model so I can change the software that runs on it. The reason I wanted to use Mach 3 is that it has been well received over the years and I only wanted to do simple stuff with it. It’s cheaper for me to use Germany’s Amazon then Frances. Shipping from other countries is expensive and makes it difficult to buy from outside the EU. Anything imported is taxed (I had to pay a further 130€) even though it was under the 1000 € value threshold. France is not at the forefront of technology and is very protectionist, like all countries. ![]() Joking aside, I’ve saved a lot going the route I did. So what I should have done is moved to New Zealand and then purchased the software, then a controller that is supported, then purchased all the other parts separatel’ perhaps even GRBL. No one buys the software before the hardware only to find out it’s not supported. I just thought that the Mach route was enough for me to know. At the time I didn’t know enough about which controller software to use. The kit came through workbee on AliExpress with a choice of controllers. In short I’m in France, it costs a fortune to get anything through customs. It’s called cutting off your nose to spite your face.īut thanks for you honesty and information. ![]() Which is where a lot of your potential customers are going to go. A big share of micro electronics are produced in China. The carriage costs from America costs for most part more than the item. Economics play a big part in what and where I buy from. Mach 3 is expensive for a product going out of service and I can’t afford Mach4 on top. I would have liked to purchase a Mach 3 license as I liked the way it utilised VB. Anyway I’m not going to change the controller and spend more time and money. When I started to put the kit together and researched configuration problems I found out that even the quality Chinese made parts are copied by other not so reputable Chinese companies. They didn’t offer pirated software and pointed customers in your direction. My choice of controller was due to where my equipment is placed (in a cellar in France). ![]() I purchased a good quality kit based on review that didn’t cost the earth. I did research but there wasn’t a lot of information on knock off Chinese copies because I wasn’t looking for them. I don’t think you quite understand some of your non American customers, I’m a retired IT consultant, not rich. My apologies I am asking some genuine questions and Im confused as to why trying the demo is a crime when a good quality kit has been purchased from a reputable supplier (not chinese copy) and the controller and VSD are genuine chinese (not copied) items. Are you telling me I have to buy a license first to find out later that MACH 3 might not work properly properly with my configuration? Are you saying that anyone with a NVUM controller cannot use MACH 3 demo before buying a license? Does Ooznet who supply these Workbee kits know that NVUM boards will not have any MACH 3 support with the Demo version to get it running as t should before purchasing a license. I'm not sure why, workbee did not give me any pirated software, nor did NVUM. I've had a reply that due to licensing issues with NVUM my posts have been (put in a hall of shame) in the bin. Ive had a problem with scripts for zeroing and the 'Go home' buttom which I've posted here. When I finished building it I installed MACH 3 demo from your site to setup up the machine with a view that if it all works well and does what its supposed to I'll purchase a license. I purchased a workbee cnc kit which had a choice of controllers and I chose the NVUM V2 USB mach3 compatible controller.
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