Re: [Emc-users] simple conversational utility to cut off remnants

2012-05-15 Thread John Thornton
Tom, I use ngcgui and just fill in the blanks for length of cut. I have one called x-trim that I just need speed and length and off I go. Before ngcgui I just used a file called x-trim.ngc and edited the X and F. x-trim.ngc G20 (Units: Inches) G40 (Cancel Cutter Comp) G90 (Absolute Mode) G64

[Emc-users] simple conversational utility to cut off remnants

2012-05-14 Thread Tom Easterday
Is there a simple conversational way in Linuxcnc (2.5) to cut a straight line or a simple pattern? After cutting some parts on a large sheet with the plasma machine today we wanted to cut a straight line starting from a touch off point at a specific feed rate ending at a specific distance.

Re: [Emc-users] simple conversational utility to cut off remnants

2012-05-14 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 05/14/2012 09:24 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: Is there a simple conversational way in Linuxcnc (2.5) to cut a straight line or a simple pattern? After cutting some parts on a large sheet with the plasma machine today we wanted to cut a straight line starting from a touch off point at a

Re: [Emc-users] simple conversational utility to cut off remnants

2012-05-14 Thread Tom Easterday
On May 14, 2012, at 11:39 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: On 05/14/2012 09:24 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: Is there a simple conversational way in Linuxcnc (2.5) to cut a straight line or a simple pattern? After cutting some parts on a large sheet with the plasma machine today we wanted to cut