| What sets apart Mach3 from many other CNC controller programs is how extensively it allows you to configure it. While most other CNC programs may let you set a few preferences, Mach allows you to totally rescript everything (with embedded scripting, you can literally expand it with your own subprograms) - set up your own triggers, build your own screen layouts, and interface with your own devices. The fact that it runs on Windows rather than, say DOS or LINUX, means there is support for modern technologies like USB interface devices.
All of this is very important to me, because I want to build more than just a simple console with an embedded keyboard and display - I want my own custom panels, with real switches, buttons, meters, jog-wheels, and LED indicators! I want an interface which is perfectly designed to let me use my mill effectively whether I'm running a CNC program, or using the jog-wheels to "cyber-mill" it by hand.
And I'm going to show you how I do it, too. |
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