On Thursday, 21 April 2022 12:11:41 EDT gene heskett wrote: > On Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:34:33 EDT gene heskett wrote: > > On Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:10:59 EDT gene heskett wrote: > > > Greetings all; > > > > > > I have reconfigured my 6040 mill so the 4th acis is B, inline with > > > the > > > Y axis rotation. > > > > > > The Axis list in the .ini file is now XYZB > > > > > > No mention of axs A remains in any of its startup files. Not even > > > in > > > postgui.hal > > > > > > 1.It will "home all" including B, although neither Z or B is > > > calibrated yet. > > > > > > 2. The DRO does not display B position other than 0.000 > > > It does show whatever the jog vel is set at if the keyboard is > > > moving > > > it. And its moving. > > > > > > 3. a "g1 f1 b15" from the mdi command line once its homed is not > > > done, > > > and non existent A axis errors are reported in the debug panel. > > > They > > > won't copy/paste. > > > > > > Where is it finding a reference to A axis? > > > > > > Secondary Q, how do I recompile unit.halio, halcompile says its an > > > unrecognized file type. There was an A reference in it, that I > > > edited > > > to make it B. > > > > Addendum: the backplot is showing the tool being rotated around the X > > axis. Not the Y. > > More addendum: No movement command is possible from the mdi after > homing I can jog from the keyboard, but no motion can be done from the > mdi. debug output is identical for any mdi movement: > > Linear move on line 0 would exceed A's positive limit > invalid params in linear command
Is there some reason I can't skip an axis? I want to turn an XYZA machine into an XYZB machine by moving the rotary to turn the Y axis. I am going to turn it back into an XYZA just to see if that works. Thank you. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
