I am testing a rotary axis (added to my 3 axis router), to which the
part is to be mounted. The rotary axis is mounted on the X axis, which
in turn is mounted on the Y axis. The Z axis is independent and
carries the cutter. Following the advice in Jeff Epler's post quoted
below, AXIS shows
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 08:58:33PM -0300, Christopher Purcell wrote:
I would like to see the part
rotate about A, and translate along X and Y, and the cutter move along
Z.
The problem is that AXIS doesn't show the part, so it cannot rotate.
It shows the tool and the tool path only. Can
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 09:28:14PM -0300, Christopher Purcell wrote:
You're right - I was taking the tool path to be a representation of the
part.
So with that image in mind, when I want to do some additional work on
the part, for example, with MDI commands, I would like to see the part
Thanks Jeff,
I have just upgraded one of my computers to EMC 2.3,0 and so
I can now have a play. I've only just managed to look at the
.png file you referenced as the sandbox site seems to have
been down but that is exactly what I was wanting. I can see
I'm now going to have some fun with 2.3
Hi,
Has anyone yet done a modification to AXIS which will
properly display the effects of using a rotary axis? For
example, if I have a rotary axis parallel to the X-axis say
and want to cut a simple circle say 50mm dia by rotating the
rotary axis against a stationary cutter, I can, in MDI,
Yes, this is one of the new features in emc 2.3.0.
I modified the sample axis_9axis config file to specify
[DISPLAY]
GEOMETRY=XAYZ
The meaning of [DISPLAY]GEOMETRY is described in the documentation:
http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.3/html/config_ini_config.html#sub:AXIS-Interface
besides A
I think the original problem of providing a better manual tool change is
possible by writing an EMC2 component and adjusting some hal files. It
shouldn't be too difficult. I've read the hal developers guide, but I am not an
expert.
I just got into the hal integartion to add the Logitech Dual
Sorry about the late comment on this thread. New to EMC.
Another data point for future EMC enhancements related to
feedhold/stopping/restarting a program.. On a Siemens Acramatic 2100
control (Cin-Mil vertical machining center), a spindle stop shuts down
all axis movement, stops the
At 08:10 AM 10/16/2008, you wrote:
Sorry about the late comment on this thread. New to EMC.
Another data point for future EMC enhancements related to
feedhold/stopping/restarting a program.. On a Siemens Acramatic 2100
control (Cin-Mil vertical machining center), a spindle stop shuts
Andre' Blanchard [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
At 08:10 AM 10/16/2008, you wrote:
Sorry about the late comment on this thread. New to EMC.
Another data point for future EMC enhancements related to
feedhold/stopping/restarting a program.. On a Siemens Acramatic 2100
control (Cin-Mil
Sorry about the wrapped link but I'm on a windoz machine and my mail reader
does
it automagicly. I'm not a linux guru either and found no problem following the
instructions in that link to install the CVS TRUNK version of EMC2.
I thought you asked how to get the CVS Trunk vesion and that link
On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:21:01 -0700, you wrote:
Would it be possible to have the coolant turn off when
I hit feed hold?(I usually hit the pkey for feed hold)
Most of my parts require alot of coolant so I cant
see the tool at all.Should F8 do this?
If it is a pain in the rear to do I can put a
P is for pause program not feed hold. F8 is flood toggle. If you use AXIS
look in
Help/AXIS Quick Reference for all the hot keys.
If you find the need to pause the program often perhaps you should look at
changing your code to stop for you and turn off your flood.
John
On 11 Oct 2008 at
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:44:10 -0600, you wrote:
P is for pause program not feed hold. F8 is flood toggle. If you use AXIS
look in
Help/AXIS Quick Reference for all the hot keys.
If you find the need to pause the program often perhaps you should look at
changing your code to stop for you and
I think if you look through the archives, you'll see that Steve (the
other Steve) is looking for the ability to pause a running program, then
do some things manually, then resume the running program. At the
moment, this is not as easy to do with EMC2 as it is with some other
controls. There
On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 07:21:01PM -0700, Terry wrote:
Would it be possible to have the coolant turn off when
I hit feed hold?(I usually hit the pkey for feed hold)
halui has an output halui.program.is-paused and you could invert
(hal not block) this and then and it (hal and2 block) with
I wish I had a memory like yours :)
All this time I thought Steve was asking about Feed Hold...
John
On 12 Oct 2008 at 11:34, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
I think if you look through the archives, you'll see that Steve (the
other Steve) is looking for the ability to pause a running program,
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:09:41 -0600, you wrote:
I wish I had a memory like yours :)
All this time I thought Steve was asking about Feed Hold...
I was, but a feed hold that allows nothing else is pretty worthless ;)
Steve Blackmore
--
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:34:49 -0400, you wrote:
I think if you look through the archives, you'll see that Steve (the
other Steve) is looking for the ability to pause a running program, then
do some things manually, then resume the running program. At the
moment, this is not as easy to do with
That depends on the type of machine you have.
On my Bridgeport clone:
1 -- Hit feed hold
2 -- Lower the knee
3 -- Replace the tool
4 -- Raise the knee
5 -- Continue
Not worthless to me.
Ken
Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:09:41 -0600, you wrote:
I wish I had a memory like
Here it is...
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-
bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#Getting_the_source_with_CVS
John
On 12 Oct 2008 at 20:29, Steve Blackmore wrote:
CVS trunk? If I knew where it was, or how to do it, I'd try it.
Steve Blackmore
--
A lot more got put into my question than I expected.
I dont want to do any changing or stop running the
program,
The reason I wanted this feedhold feature is lets say
you are running a tool for the first time and are coming
down near the part you could hit feedhold and look at the distance to go
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:07:03 -0600, you wrote:
Here it is...
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-
bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#Getting_the_source_with_CVS
John
On 12 Oct 2008 at 20:29, Steve Blackmore wrote:
Still same question, that wrapped link tells me little. It doesn't tell
me how to get
Gentlemen,
apology to Terry for hijacking his question - I will refrain from that
in the future
Stuart
On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Len Shelton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A lot more got put into my question than I expected.
...Probably because a lot of us want this sort of functionality. I
Quite alright
Chris answered it pretty early on anyway
I just wanted to give a little insight on
why I wanted this feedhold function.
Your comment on making offsets on the fly is
an item I hope the guys will consider.Probably
not a working day of my life I havent used this
function.
It might be
Would it be possible to have the coolant turn off when
I hit feed hold?(I usually hit the pkey for feed hold)
Most of my parts require alot of coolant so I cant
see the tool at all.Should F8 do this?
If it is a pain in the rear to do I can put a switch to
do it manually.
Terry
Msg
Jon Elson wrote:
[big snip]
Yeah, this has been a traditional problem with EMC. Forever.
In the middle of a program, you can pause and then continue. But, there
really is no provision to pause, make a manual move, and then continue
with the program seamlessly. I think you can't alter
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
Note that with AXIS, you can click on a line segment in the preview
pane, and this will select the line of G-code responsible for that
move.
Holy COW! I had no idea it could do that! I will have to try it next time!
Thanks!
Jon
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 08:25:18PM -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
I think this is done now on the Mazak, etc. to clear the workspace for
tool changes.
The Mazak uses plain old TOOL_CHANGE_POSITION.
http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/config_ini_config.html#sub:%5BEMCIO%5D-Section
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:16:44 -0400, you wrote:
That was posted back in August and basically does what I was looking for in
automating the Z length at a tool change with a simple insulated pad mounted
to a fixed position on the table and connected to the probe input (basically a
piece of single
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:23:04 +0100, you wrote:
Axis usability.
Two things spring to mind, in feedhold, if you damage an insert, how do
you replace it? In Mach, I'd feedhold, jog away, replace the insert then
press cycle start and the machine would carry on, I have the choice of
from exactly the
emc (and so this is a limitation shared by all the GUIs, not just axis)
is designed to separate different activities into different modes. In
auto mode, you can run a program and in manual mode you can do
things like jog. There's no way for a running program to switch out of
auto into manual
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:55:56 -0500, you wrote:
emc (and so this is a limitation shared by all the GUIs, not just axis)
is designed to separate different activities into different modes. In
auto mode, you can run a program and in manual mode you can do
things like jog. There's no way for a
Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:23:04 +0100, you wrote:
Axis usability.
Two things spring to mind, in feedhold, if you damage an insert, how do
you replace it? In Mach, I'd feedhold, jog away, replace the insert then
press cycle start and the machine would carry on, I have
Steve Blackmore wrote:
Hi Jeff - thanks for the answer, but a major drawback IMO :(
It doesn't make EMC very user friendly for those without toolchangers or
setable tool lengths, only way around it I can see is load each tool as
a separate program,
Yup, that's how you learn to work around it.
I would like to vote for this feature to be added as well. It's a bit of
a chore to keep loading a new g-code file for each tool just to cut one
piece.
Andy
Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:55:56 -0500, you wrote:
emc (and so this is a limitation shared by all the GUIs, not
I guess I don't know why this would be difficult to implement.
For trivkins based machines, I would think that one could do all of this
in HAL. While the program is paused, it should be possible to use some
adder blocks with input from special jog blocks to cause the position to
change based
Steve,
Hi Jeff - thanks for the answer, but a major drawback IMO :(
It doesn't make EMC very user friendly for those without toolchangers or
setable tool lengths, only way around it I can see is load each tool as
a separate program, and if you happen to break an insert or tool - I
guess
Gentlemen,
I don't know who called the vote but I vote 'yes' for this functionality. :)
thanks
Stuart
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:54:01 -0500, you wrote:
Steve Blackmore wrote:
Hi Jeff - thanks for the answer, but a major drawback IMO :(
It doesn't make EMC very user friendly for those without toolchangers or
setable tool lengths, only way around it I can see is load each tool as
a separate
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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Axis question
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:54:01 -0500, you wrote:
Steve Blackmore wrote:
Hi Jeff - thanks
Kenneth Lerman wrote:
I guess I don't know why this would be difficult to implement.
For trivkins based machines, I would think that one could do all of this
in HAL. While the program is paused, it should be possible to use some
adder blocks with input from special jog blocks to cause the
Axis usability.
Two things spring to mind, in feedhold, if you damage an insert, how do
you replace it? In Mach, I'd feedhold, jog away, replace the insert then
press cycle start and the machine would carry on, I have the choice of
from exactly the same position it stopped in, or anywhere else as
On Axis
When I press the END button, it pulls up the box, I type in 2, press
enter and it displays 4. When I type in -2 it displays -4
Is me or my machine on drugs?
Andy
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