I am new to the board, and have a question regarding the use of Mach3 as a DRO.

I have long range plans to add control to my Harrison L5A, but for the present I would like to add DRO readout to the X and Z axis, and eventually to the tailstock and the compound. Is there a problem that I am not seeing using glass scales just as a readout without utilizing the many other functions of Mach3?

Thanks for helping

paul

Paul AFAIK Mach 3 will move the screws with a stepper or servo and it's DROs will tell you how much it's moving them, but it can't accept inputs from scales.


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