
Navigate to "Help" tab on the top menu and select "About".Download the demo version of Mach4 Hobby here.
Parallel Port Legacy Plug-in: For compatibility with Parallel Breakout Boards, Mach4 requires an additional $25 purchase for the legacy driver to run off the parallel breakout system. Change buttons, displays, and indicators easily, quickly, and on the fly!.Improved screen layout and easily customizable screen modification tool.
View, rotate, pan, and scale the tool path quickly and easily to ensure G-code is creating the path you expect. Link information between other computer applications Excel, etc. Control or track CNC equipment from a remote location. Multi-Axis Work Shifts and Head shifts to offset cutting tool path for multiple work piece holders and fixtures. Torch height manual compensation control. Asynchronous Motion (out of band axis) to control uncoordinated motion. Multiple heads, machines and processes to produce complex parts. Synchronous Motion of up to 6 completely separate coordinate systems (instances) at the same time. More accurate tool path compensation for different size tools. Type C (Fanuc) cutter compensation standard in Mach4. You will not need the legacy parallel port plugin with this controller. If you are using the Pokeys57CNC Controller, download the Mach4 plugin and manuals for this controller. You will need to purchase and install the license to enable the full version of the software (see registration instructions below). While there was only one version of Mach3, Mach4 will be offered in different versions (not including the many customized OEM versions)."ĭownload Mach4 Software Note: This is the base Mach4 software. It was written from the ground up to be expandable, flexible, and extremely responsive for use with very large files on any operating system including Windows, Apple, and Linux. Information from the Mach4 webpage: "Mach4 is completely new software and has less than 1% of the programming code in common with Mach3.