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 == Positioning your work ==
 == Feeds and speeds==
+====Spindle Speed====
+The Shopbot does not appear to pick up spindle speed instructions unless you have first opened up the Spindle RPM Control menu (under Tools):
+[[File:spindle-control-menu2.png]]
+'''My speeds aren’t changing on my Spindle when I run the warm-up routine and during cut files. What is the problem?'''
+*Note: On ShopBot desktops and MAX, the RPM must be manually adjusted.
+The Spindle RPM Control window needs to be open in order for the spindle to change speed. If you see this window pop up during the warm-up routine or software start-up, do not close it. To open it manually, type TR in the ShopBot console (the blank box next to the ShopBot CNC logo). Click on RPM to open the fill-in sheet, and make sure that the correct VFD is selected. Start when SB3 start is set to 1, and the Hz scale is set to 60 for a V1000 spindle and to 100 for a 74X spindle.
+The RPM Control window is not available on software versions earlier than 3.6.X.
+Perhaps the fact that this can be done via console means that it could also be added to Gcode files by the post-processor? I'm not really sure. I did just notice this, though, a bit lower down in the FAQ:
+'''I want the RPM Control Window to open every time I start ShopBot 3'''
+This can be accomplished in one of two ways:
+) ...blah blah blah...
+) Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\ShopBot\Virtual Tools. Open this file with a text
+editor like Notepad or SBEdit. Edit this one line of code:
+VT = Spindle [&R]PM Control, Virtual Tools\Spindle Control\Spindle Control.exe, 0, 0
+Change the last number, which is a zero, to one. It will now look like this:
+VT = Spindle [&R]PM Control, Virtual Tools\Spindle Control\Spindle Control.exe, 0, 1
+Save the file, close and reopen the SB3 software to see the changes take effect.
+'''''This needs to be done only once for your Shopbot login.'''''
 ===Drilling===
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 ===MILLING===
-====Spindle Speed====
-'''My speeds aren’t changing on my Spindle when I run the warm-up routine and during cut files. What is the problem?'''
-*Note: On ShopBot desktops and MAX, the RPM must be manually adjusted.
-The Spindle RPM Control window needs to be open in order for the spindle to change speed. If you see this window pop up during the warm-up routine or software start-up, do not close it. To open it manually, type TR in the ShopBot console (the blank box next to the ShopBot CNC logo). Click on RPM to open the fill-in sheet, and make sure that the correct VFD is selected. Start when SB3 start is set to 1, and the Hz scale is set to 60 for a V1000 spindle and to 100 for a 74X spindle.
-The RPM Control window is not available on software versions earlier than 3.6.X.
-Perhaps the fact that this can be done via console means that it could also be added to Gcode files by the post-processor? I'm not really sure. I did just notice this, though, a bit lower down in the FAQ:
-'''I want the RPM Control Window to open every time I start ShopBot 3'''
-This can be accomplished in one of two ways:
-) ...blah blah blah...
-) Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\ShopBot\Virtual Tools. Open this file with a text
-editor like Notepad or SBEdit. Edit this one line of code:
-VT = Spindle [&R]PM Control, Virtual Tools\Spindle Control\Spindle Control.exe, 0, 0
-Change the last number, which is a zero, to one. It will now look like this:
-VT = Spindle [&R]PM Control, Virtual Tools\Spindle Control\Spindle Control.exe, 0, 1
-Save the file, close and reopen the SB3 software to see the changes take effect.
-'''''This needs to be done only once for your Shopbot login.'''''
 ====Recommended Feed and Speed Rates====