# Mach 4 microscope support

**URL:** <https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/mach-4-microscope-support/2391>\
**Category:** General Chat\
**Created:** [August 30, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/mach-4-microscope-support/2391 "2023-08-30T20:15:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Gasawdust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@Gasawdust](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Gasawdust)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/mach-4-microscope-support/2391/1 "2023-08-30T20:15:28Z")

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There is a useful Mach3 plug in that allows a usb microscope to be mounted on your spindle and through your pc screen view you could get a very precise point to set the xy zeros. Anybody figured out how to do this with Mach4?

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**Author:** ![subnoize](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/subnoize/32/2197_2.png) [@subnoize](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/subnoize)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/mach-4-microscope-support/2391/2 "2023-08-30T23:55:54Z")

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USB cams are built into Mach4 and yes, that is exactly as bad as it sounds 🤣

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/eric/32/3220_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/mach-4-microscope-support/2391/3 "2023-08-31T12:51:28Z")

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Check this out:

> **[Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.](https://concrete-interactive.notion.site/Get-Paper-Tools-for-your-CNC-Machine-e5194f03b69743f298699d5ddc192904)**
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> A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team

@brettbond is the person behind this.

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**Author:** ![brettbond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@brettbond](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/brettbond)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/mach-4-microscope-support/2391/4 "2023-08-31T14:04:44Z")

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Yes yes, I’d be happy to have you guys try it out. More about it here:

> [@Now available for download: Paper Tools Mach 4 Plugin](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/now-available-for-download-paper-tools-mach-4-plugin/2326):
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> I wrote about this project last April: And now I’m ready to have a few more people try out the software which you can download from [www.papertools.ai](https://www.papertools.ai). Here’s a quick video to give you an idea of how with just a piece of paper, you can create holes in your material right where you show the video camera: [[Using the Bore Paper Tool] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPxif78-hsE) You can print out paper tools, or even just write directly on your material. The vision software recognizes your handwriting, navigates your Avid machin…