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It has been a while(4 years) since I have fired up and used my lathe a lot of distractions. I updated the software to 5.3 and attempted to restore the last report to get the data needed to use the lathe without manually inputting everything. I got a message not compatible to do so if I restore. So I ...

Hello,
I sold my 3 axis knee mill with the All-in-One control. The person who bought it decided he would like to install the control and motors on his knee mill of which the control quit working. So, this is not the first time I have had to re-install the control on a knee mill. Both mills are ...

Kieth,
I bought my probe used and I am not the original owner. Is my probe eligible for the refit?
Thanks, Deon

After some research, Hawkridge Systems has a free Centroid PP with the probing functions. It works. Now just need to figure out how to get CNC12 to do it. Any assistance would be really cool.

Hi Swissi,

I do have you latest probe app. It works great when programing in CNC12. I just viewed the fusion tutorials on probing and that is what I am hoping to do. Especially for more than one operation. So, how or what did you have to do to the Centroid program to make this happen? I use the ...

I am not sure how to word this. I am working with a person who wrote me a Post Processor so I can use SolidWorks/CamWorks CAM. It works and since CamWorks has a probing ICON I should be able to CAM the probe tool to do a function into the process.
Here is what I would like to do. I would program the ...

I just followed the instructions given. And they are Simple.

I restored v4.5 report and I have no custom PLC files. The only non-stock file on the control is the probe-app.

I just did a fresh install and restored the v4,5 report WITHOUT selecting custom PLC. Probe-app button is there now.

I ...

Well I followed the instructions given. Still no button on the VCP. I guess I do a fresh install on the Probe App and go from there?

Hey Swissi,

I finally got around to following your instructions to migrate after update to v4.62. I do not have a probe app button to push in my VCP like I did with v4.5. More instructions needed.

Thanks

Hello,

Just updated to v4.62 as recommended. So far so good. Except what do I need to do to get Swissi's probe app to show up on the VCP so I can you it again.

Thanks,