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My advice would be that if you are not into writing you own macros and reconfiguring your MILL VCP version to work as a ROUTER you can pay Centroid a very small admin fee and they will swap your mill license for a router license. This way you'll can have all the router buttons and macros setup for ...

Asdoyle1221 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 5:18 pm I don't know how to read, do to a lack of proper education.

At least we're finally getting to the root of the problem, this clears up a lot of questions I had.

I think I saw the option to use my license for the router profile.

I screenshotted all of my 4.8 settings so I don't have a problem re configuring
but something I am doing wrong with just the tool touch off is my issue

thanks for all the valuable insights all of you!

Mark

Well then please ...

If the System is old enough that "Router" was not an option when it was purchased, Centroid did do some free changes to Router for a while. The first one's I installed there was only Mill and Lathe options. If they would still offer that I don't know. If Router was an option when it was purchased ...

Asdoyle1221 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:14 pmthanks!

Do you know where else you could have found this into? Yup, you guessed it, in the install manual, just sayin'

The info is on page 80 in case you were curious.

Z axis travel limits:

Travel limit (+) should be 0
Travel limit (-) should be -6 (it needs to be a negative number)

suntravel wrote: ↑Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:36 pm My CNC PCs are too old for WIN11, I can only update with some cheating

True, many older PC's aren't even eligible devices for Win11 so you'd have to check that first before you even consider upgrading.

If you are eligible for the free upgrade then I'd just do it to save yourself any unwanted headaches in the future. I've done it for a few customers with no issues.

RJS100 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 25, 2025 12:00 am I recently read that Windows 10 will no longer be supported after October. Just curious if most Centroid users are upgrading their machines to Windows 11?

FYI and you probably know this but that doesn't mean Windows 10 wont work anymore if you don't upgrade.

Thank you!
100% going to dial in the turns ratio, probably several times, I build furniture mostly but i do machine non ferrous metals from time to time. so id like it to be as close as possible.

Can anyone help with expediting the license issuing process? Trying to make my wife something for her ...