Artisan v. 3.2

The people at http://machinemaster.com are not releasing Artisan version 3.2 yet because of a known problem with tool length compensation. They will provide ver. 3.2 if you do not need the tool length comp. The problem is that when you <u>restart</u> a G-code file from the Editor or from the Graphic screen, the tool length gets doubled. So if you are using ver. 3.2, you need to be aware of this problem.
The ahha people are working on this problem.
Darrell

> I run the Ahha Artisan software on a Beaver
> Mill for a living.
> I looked on the machinemaster web site out of
> interest and noticed that they are
> using version 3.1U of the software.
> We have had version 3.2 here in the Uk for
> quite a while now and its a lot
> better than 3.1U.
> One thing you can do with 3.2 is to touch the
> tool on the work and hit Cntl F6
> to save the tool length offset into the
> toolfile database.
> I think they have made some good moves with
> macro's etc and the M codes.
> On my machine all the millers needs are
> controlled by Artisan.
> Motor, spindle speed, gear ratio's by air
> clutches, coolant and even the table
> clamps are controlled by a M code.

> I do a lot of repair work for motor rewind
> people and I can re-keyway a shaft on
> the Beaver with a macro quicker than I can do
> it on a manual machine
> --
> Regards,
> John Stevenson
> Nottingham, England