Mach4 Tips
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Mach4 is the control software we use to send G-code to our CNC router table at Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM).
(We use Mach3 for our shopmaster bridge mill CNC.)
Tips
Links to external sites:
Mach3 vs Mach4 for CNC Control- Compared [2022]
Artsoft / Mach Support Forums
G-code — Wikipedia entry
Classes
PPM announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup
Training
Links to external sites:
Mach4 Users Guide
Mach4 Product Home Page
Related Pages
Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
Hand-Curated Links
Links to member-recommended external sites:
- Mach Support — on YouTube
- Lua Getting started — programming language used for scripting Mach4
For Additional Help
- Use the PPM Slack channel #CNC
- List of all PPM Slack channels
- Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.
- PPM Tool Color Map — Interactive
- Search the PPM Wiki — include both Content pages and Multimedia
- Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki, or you notice something is outdated.
Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.