MachStdMill Screen Set Package
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1. 3 2 12 2 1 Add your Hardware Configuration to the MyMachStdMill Profile If you created your profile from an existing profile for your machine skip this section as your hardware setup is already in the new profile Start Mach3 with the MyMachStdMill profile and use the Mach3 configuration menus to configure your hardware interface To help avoid forgetting about some setting go through each of the sub menus under the main Config menu and look at the settings to verify they are the values you desire This installation approach has the disadvantage that you may miss a hardware setting for your new profile An advantage is that over time Mach XML files tend to collect crud Using this approach makes sure that you are starting clean and not carrying over unknown problems that may be present in an old XML file When the hardware interface information has been configured you are ready to run MachStdMill Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 18 of 21 MachStdMill README 3 3 Post Installer Configuration 3 3 1 Making a Shortcut to the New Profile You may also want to create a shortcut which will run your new profile and hence MachStdMill by default This is done my setting the p command line switch for mach3 in the shortcut properties as shown in the example below Mach3 My MachStdMill Profile Properties General Shortcut Compatibility Security 5 Mach3 My MachStdMIll Profile Target type Application Targetl2. cave saceaatarevedeassesvadvensd ani sastanss segedarnsnsaetvenssievanenens 13 3 2 11 Making a New Profile for use with MachStd Mill eee eeeeseeeeeeesneeeeseenseeeeees 13 3 2 11 1 Example Cloning an existing hardware profile to run MachStdMill 14 3 2 11 1 1 Initial Loading of MachStd Mill oo eeeeeseeeeseecneeceseeseeeesaeeenaeenseenees 16 3 2 11 2 Example Making an MSM Profile from the MachStdMill master profile 17 3 2 11 2 1 Add your Hardware Configuration to the MyMachStdMill Profile 18 3 3 Post Inst ller Configuration se raone e n a E E 19 3 3 1 Making a Shortcut to the New Prorile ns iss iiea sei cctataiceresteomdantedutkorecatteaeneaetes 19 3 3 2 Installation Complete ssises iesire a Eia EE a 19 MachStdMill Installation vs Activation eeeeseeeseeeeseeesessessessresressersresressersteseeestesseseresressesers 20 4 1 WS Cet CLOW cai a a ene ee ede ee a a St ee 20 42 PRCTV AMON 2 42 coc55 tetas EE E r E E T aS a E a 20 MachStdMill Support and Beedback cscs jccciscasecsgeass ecescandneesadejaeaasinesengauss acto ecagueddadadecesanabactetie 21 Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 2 of 21 MachStdMill README Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 3 of 21 MachStdMill README 1 Introduction Welcome to README file for the MachStdMill screen set We trust you will find this a significant update from the stock Mach3 screen set This file contains information you need BEF
3. existing hardware already configured profile you create a copy of your existing profile Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 13 of 21 MachStdMill README 2 If you do not already have a working Mach profile for you machine the alternative method is to Clone the MASTERMachStdMill master profile and add your hardware configuration settings to the new profile you create With this method you will not have to hand load MachStdMill set the first time as the master profile already has it set as the current screen set If you are making the profile from the MASTERMachStdMill master profile you create a copy of the MASTERMachStdMill master profile If you do not make a separate MSM profile and you attempt to use the MASTERMachStdMill profile directly YOU WILL GET A WARNING when you start MSM Honest trust me you don t want to do that it will cause your configuration settings to get erased when you next update MSM and the master profile gets overwritten by the MSM installer You must do one of the above two choices MSM Lathe support users Do not try to use your existing MSM profiles to also run MSM Lathe extensions MSM Turn and MSM Mill Turn run mach in lathe mode and thus they have to be separate profiles from the ones you use for mill operation Also Mill and lathe modes use different M3 4 5 6 macros and so have to be separate mach profiles to avoid Mcode conficlits It is Ok to clone an existing MSM Mi
4. file that you need All other changes for MSM like selecting the MSM resolution are done from inside MSM and are not done by using the Mach view load screens menu Shut down Mach3 to get the screen set change recorded in the profile XML file and then restart Mach3 using your new profile From now on when you start mach with this profile Mach will start with MSM 3 2 12 2 Example Making an MSM Profile from the MachStdMill master profile Make your own copy of the MASTERMachStdMill profile using the Mach3 loader as follows When the install completes the Mach3 loader will open Use Create Profile to make your own copy of the MASTERMachStdMill profile for customization Session Profile Current Profiles Mach3Mill Create Profile MASTERMachStdMill Smithy 1240 w ppd Delete Profile Cancel You will be presented with a screen similar to this Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 17 of 21 MachStdMill README Create Profile Clone From New Profile Mach3Mill MyMachStdMill MASTERMachStdMill Smithy 1240 w ppd Default Profile Values Do not put any extension on the new profile Cancel Select MASTERMachStdMill in the left column Create the name for your cloned MSM profile in this case MyMachStdMill DO NOT click default profile values Click OK to create the MyMachStdMill profile MachStdMill is now installed and ready to run via this profile
5. some AV programs create false positive alerts about MachStdMill To avoid false positive results from AV programs and to avoid failed installs due to an AV program blocking execution of part of the MachStdMill install sequence turn all AV programs OFF before installing MachStdMill Finally if you intend to use on line activation for MSM during the activation process you will need to either turn off any firewalls you are running or grant permission for MSM to access the net Since MSM runs as part of Mach3 the actual program name you will need to authorize for net access is Mach3 exe 3 2 3 Start the install Before starting the installation of MachStdMill CLOSE MACH IF IT IS RUNNING You want Mach and MachStdMIll to NOT be running If they are running you may receive installer messages about files that the installer can not install or can not replace Note If you have an early pre release version of MachStdMill installed any MSM version before v1 0 0 you must manually uninstall the pre release version before continuing The pre release alpha and beta versions are not compatible and need to be removed before installing a production release Start the install by running the MachStdMill setup program You will get the initial install screen Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 7 of 21 MachStdMill README Setup MachStdMill Welcome to the MachStdMill Setup Wizard This will install MachStdMill v0 109 CVI
6. MachStdMill README README file for MachStdMiill Calypso Ventures Inc June 16 2015 Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc All Rights Reserved Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 1 of 21 MachStdMill README Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 Tntrod ctioim inep e E iat uh nl Te aha etl E T E E ose untae 4 MachStdMill Licensihg isr rE ERE E E E ORS SINEES 5 Tnistallinig Mic WS tM a e a a a ON E des 6 3 1 Update Ma chise der eee ean e ete aa sos e ra ESEE S 6 3 22 Installing Mach Std Mall sccccsscecscsscacaass capscataseaccaietay saeasasneadasdagsaaaa a a E EE aiai 6 3 2 1 Turn off anti virus programs sessseeesseesssessesseressetesseessresseesseresssersseesseesseeesseeesets 6 32 2 St rt the IMStall cert annn n e A a A a E 7 3 2 3 Review License Terms aiiccan anced sini aks aa E SEEN EA ieee 8 3 2 4 Pre install Information ssssssiiipin nsore ria is 8 32 3 T stal Location isodora E EEEE E le RE ae eae as 9 3 2 6 Select Components een En T A E O OS 10 3 2 6 1 Real Draw Base Components Source Files snsesseessseesseessessseresseeesseessresseessee 10 3 2 7 MachStdMill Folder Name seeseseeeeeesessesessessseeeessersesrresreseseresressessresrensessresressesee 11 3 2 8 Install the MachStdMill Pack ae eec gins assasityys cuvcousedugcav tise oeoncassecns tess aos ncsdeeansbecsaeoneies 11 3 2 9 Postanstall Information ssec i ee ee eau a 12 3 22 10 Completing the Install sic ccscsccezesd
7. NS o Make sure you read the section re making a profile to use with MSM MachStdMill REQUIRES Mach3 3 043 022 or later o MSM will install but will refuse to run with earlier versions of Mach 3 2 6 Install Location Select the default location to install MachStdMill The installer defaults to the normal install directory for Mach3 Except for unusual circumstances go ahead and use the default location This folder MUST be the same as the Mach3 install folder change this IF AND ONLY IF Mach3 is installed into a non standard location Setup MachStdMill Select Destination Location Where should MachStdMill be installed fal Setup will install MachStdMill into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Atleast 46 7 MB offree disk space is required Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 9 of 21 MachStdMill README 3 2 7 Select Components This screen allows you to select the set of MachStdMill components that you want to install There are several prepackaged combinations Full install Mill only Lathe only and custom A Full installation will install the components needed to run any all of MSM s features A Mill only installation will install the components necessary to run a mill A Lathe only installation will install the components necessary to run a XZ lathe A Custom installation will allow you to pick and choose
8. ORE installing the MachStdMill screen set Once installation is complete the full documentation package will be available including Release Notes User manuals and Reference Manuals Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 4 of 21 MachStdMill README 2 MachStdMill Licensing The MachStdMill package which includes the MachStdMill software binaries and sources and documentation are available only subject to specific license terms The license terms allow use and or modification of the software free of charge as long as the license terms conditions are met The MachStdMill license terms are displayed by the installer Agreement to the license terms is required before MachStdMill can be installed After installation the license terms can be found in Documentation MachStdMill MachStdMill License pdf Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 5 of 21 MachStdMill README 3 Installing MachStdMill 3 1 Update Mach The minimum Mach version for MSM Mill use is Mach3 3 043 022 or newer The minimum Mach version for MSM Turn or Mill Turn use is Mach3 3 043 038 or newer Note Some OEM versions of MSM may require newer mach versions than the MSM minimums listed above Check the CVI web site for current recommendation of Mach versions to use for MSM MachStdMill requires these as a minimum version of Mach3 FYI the Mach About box displays version numbers using leading zeros e g 3 0 43 022 while many users my
9. development on your computer itis recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup 3 2 4 Review License Terms Read and agree to the license agreement in order to install MachStdMill If you do not agree with the license terms do not continue with the installation Setup MachStdMill Siaigi License Agreement Please read the following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation End User Software License Agreement for MachStdMill IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY DOWNLOADING INSTALLING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF 4 1 accept the agreement OI do not accept the agreement 3 2 5 Pre Install Information The installer will then display any information that you should know before commencing the installation The information presented may differ from the example screen show below Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 8 of 21 MachStdMill README Setup MachStdMill Information Please read the following important information before continuing When you are ready to continue with Setup click Next Things to know before installing MachStdMill The README file contains installation instructions PLEASE DO NOT SKIP READING THE INSTALL INSTRUCTIO
10. following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Mach3 MachStdMill 3 2 9 Install the MachStdMill Package Click the install button to perform the installation The exact contents of this screen will vary depending on the optional components selected for the installation Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 11 of 21 MachStdMill README Setup MachStdMill Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing MachStdMill on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Mach3 Setup type Custom Install Selected components MSM Core Components Mill core support Mill User Interface Lathe Core Support Turn User Interface Mill Turn User Interface 3 2 10 Post install Information After installing the MachStdMill files the installer will present this screen with post install instructions Setup MachStdMill Information Please read the following important information before continuing When you are ready to continue with Setup click Next Post Installation instructions The User Manual and Release Notes have been installed in lt mach install dir gt Documentation MachStdMill The documentation may be opened via the buttons on the MachStdMill Reference page I hope you enjoy using MachStdMill Cal
11. hStdMill profile 3 2 12 1 1 Initial Loading of MachStdMill Since this method cloned a pre MSM existing profile your new cloned profile will be set to load some screen set other than MachStdMill You must load MachStdMill screen set manually the only first time Use the menu View Load Screens to load up lt Mach3 install dir gt MachStdMill set MSM Turn and Mill Turn If installing to run MSM Turn or Mill Turn the screen set name to load is lt Mach3 install dir gt MachStdMillLathe set note the lset extension The first time you start mach with this new profile you will not load the MSM screens We need to hand load MSM the first time Start Mach with the new profile and then use the menu bar to do View Load Screens you will get a dialog similar to this FERK Lookin Mah l 4e c Ev A Addons uninstall KJ Bitmaps QWCO Tables My Recent Brains xmlbackups Documents C Shared Libs si 1024 E Documentation ME Flash a Plasma Desktop GCode Help 3 MachStdmill Macros My Documents PlugIns 3 ScreenSetMacros 3 Subroutines My Computer TurnAddons My Network Places File name MachStdMill Files of type Mill Files set m Cancel Open as read only Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 16 of 21 MachStdMill README Load ONLY this Set file Do NOT go looking for other set files that MSM may have installed The MachStdMill set file is the ONLY set
12. ll profile using mach loader and then use the copy for MSM Mill Turn as the copy will be a different profile name This gets you all the existing Mill hardware configuration information but creates a separate profile to run Mill Turn with 3 2 12 1 Example Cloning an existing hardware profile to run MachStdMill Make a copy of your existing working Mach profile using the Mach loader as follows When the MSM install completes the Mach3 loader will open Use Create Profile to make a copy of you existing profile IN the example below the existing profile To be copied is called Smithy 1240 w ppd Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 14 of 21 MachStdMill README Session Profile Current Profiles Mach3Mill Create Profile Mach3Mill_M6_test Some ratte Mach3Turn Delete Profile MASTERMachStdMill Smithy 1240 w a You will be presented with a screen similar to this Create Profile Clone From New Profile Mach3Mill MyMachStdMill Mach3Mill_M 6_test Mach3Turn Default Profile Values MASTERMachStadMill Plasma Do not put any extension Screen4 on the new profile Cancel Select the name of your existing profile in the left column Create the name for your cloned MSM profile in this case MyMachStdMill DO NOT click default profile values Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 15 of 21 MachStdMill README Click OK to create the MyMac
13. ocation Mach3 Target Start in C Mach3 Shortcut key None Run Normal window Comment Mill Operations Find Target Change Icon Advanced Double click the shortcut to start Mach3 with your new profile You may then use the Mach3 configuration menus to add your machine specific configuration ex ports amp pins to the new profile 3 3 2 Installation Complete The installation of MachStdMill is complete See the release notes and the user manual for information re configuration of optional MachStdMill features Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 19 of 21 MachStdMill README 4 MachStdMill Installation vs Activation The reader should be aware that The following three terms are NOT synonyms installation Activation and Operation The README file covers installation as this information is helpful to know prior to installing the software Please see the User Manual for more information re activation and Operation which are only mentioned briefly in this document 4 1 Installation Installation is the process of installing the MachStdMill software on to PC that is already running Mach3 independently a MachStdMill installation may or may not be activated For example A trial version of MachStdMill is installed i e it is on the PC can be run for the trial period but it is not activated i e is it not a licensed copy
14. of the software which does not time out 4 2 Activation Activation is the process by which a trial installation is converted into a licensed installation or a deactivated installation is restored to licensed service after a move from one PC to another or after changes to a system s hardware configuration have performed on a deactivated installation s PC Activation or deactivation requires interaction with the 24 7 online license service This interaction can either be direct Online activation or indirect via another PC Proxy Activation Activation and deactivation of a licensed copy of MachStdMill is documented in the User Manual Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 20 of 21 MachStdMill README 5 MachStdMill Support and Feedback The MachStdMill user community forum at the CVI MachStdMill User Forums Which is the primary method for end user support for MachStdMill Please direct any support issues including installation questions to that forum Please report any bugs or errata discovered Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 21 of 21
15. ply throw an unexplained syntax error when MachStdMill goes to initialize With Mach3 versions after 3 42 30 MachStdMill can check the Mach3 version information and tell you if the Mach3 version is too old Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 6 of 21 MachStdMill README 3 2 2 Turn off anti virus programs Before installing MachStdMill turn off all anti virus programs All MachStdMill files are scanned regularly during development scanned before an installer is built and released and the installer exe is scanned before being uploaded to the CVI web site Unfortunately anti virus programs these days don t really know if a program has a virus or Trojan or not instead they guess Once upon a time scanned programs were checked against known verified virus signatures Apparently that has become too much work for the AV programmers they now rely on various heuristics and rather questionable algorithms Consider this example Norton File Insight apparently uses a file reputation to decide if it should block execution of a file or not I understand that this reputation depends on multiple factors including whether the file name has been reported as trusted by other Norton users Effectively only programs which are well known and widely used will be considered as trusted A niche CNC program like MachStdMill is never likely to be common enough out in the world to pass that type of test A sad fact is that
16. self included sometimes will simply write 3 43 22 leaving out the leading zeros It is best to do any needed Mach3 install update before the MachStdMill install While MachStdMill will install on an earlier version of Mach3 it will refuse to run until it finds an minimal revision level of Mach3 during initialization Attempting the MachStdMill install with an older version of Mach3 can cause complications with the install instructions given below To avoid that please install an appropriate revision level of Mach3 prior to installing MachStdMill 3 2 Installing MachStdMill Installing MachStdMill is accomplished by running the MachStdMill installer This section illustrates the MachStdMill install procedure The details of these screen shots will change slightly with revisions of the MachStdMill package PLEASE DO NOT SKIP READING THE INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS At least make sure you read section 3 2 12 about making a profile to use with MSM It is important Doing the install correctly will save you trouble later on 3 2 1 Set Windows Regional Settings to US English Mach3 does not support operation windows regional settings A of Mach3 internally assumes that windows is set for US English regional settings While much of Mach and hence MSM will operate with non US settings some portions will fail The only way to avoid these problems is to run mach with US regional international settings Mach3 versions before 3 42 30 will sim
17. the available components Setup MachStdMill Baal Select Components Which components should be installed amp Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Custom Install v Mill core support 0 7 MB Mill User Interface 0 7 MB Lathe Core Support 28 9 MB Turn User Interface 0 4 MB Mill Turn User Interface 0 6 MB _ Real DRAW Base Components Source Files 2 1 MB Current selection requires at least 91 3 MB of disk space The listed available optional components may differ from the screen shot shown above as components are made available 3 2 7 1 Real Draw Base Components Source Files This option will install the Read Draw source files which can be useful if you are customizing MSM These files are not required to run MSM as shipped Note that if you want to install the Real Draw source files they are installed via a custom install Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 10 of 21 MachStdMill README 3 2 8 MachStdMill Folder Name The installer will give you the opportunity to pick the start menu folder name that MachStdMill creates it is recommended that you use the default name By default MachStdMill puts it s folder in the Mach3 start menu folder Setup MachStdMill Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the
18. ypso Ventures Inc Copyright 2010 2015 Calypso Ventures Inc Page 12 of 21 MachStdMill README 3 2 11 Completing the Install The final page of the installation process is shown below Completing the MachStdMill Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing MachStdMill on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup lt Back Finish If you are doing a MachStdMill update install just click finish You have completed the install process and you can use your existing profile to run the updated version of MachStdMill If this is first time install of MachStdMill please keep reading for instructions about making a profile to run MachStdMill 3 2 12 Making a New Profile for use with MachStdMill The first time you install MachStdMill you must create a new profile for use with MachStdMill This only needs to be done once when you first start using MachStdMill Once you have a profile configured for MachStdMill you will not need to do this again There are two ways to make a profile for use with MachStdMill 1 As most people installing MachStdMill already have Mach configured for their machine the most common method used is to Clone an existing profile that is already configured to run your machine You will then have to load the MachStdMill set set file by hand the first time you load the new profile If you are making the profile from an
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