Tom Hubin wrote: >I gave up on EMC and use TurboCnc primarily because I have found no way >to reliably set the axis values from within a Gcode program. > > Well, it works fine for me. I don't understand why you need to change the coordinates from WITHIN a program. I don't want to set the coord IN the program, I want to set it BEFORE I start the program. Then, I keep the same offset until I change tools.
In EMC, you can set the coordinates by right clicking the mouse over the axis display and entering the value. If you want to set the axis to zero, just hit the enter key after the right click. This works fine for me. (There was a different way to use G92 on the first EMC systems, but it has been changed to reset at the end of a program. But, the screen-mouse setting is retained. Once you have the tool set for one part, you can use a combination of G10 L2 P(number) and G54-G59.n to create offsets to multiple workpieces, or other features on the workpiece. Jon Addresses: FAQ: http://www.ktmarketing.com/faq.html FILES: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/files/ Post Messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Moderator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Moderators] URL to this group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO OFF Topic POSTS: General Machining If you wish to post on unlimited OT subjects goto: aol://5863:126/rec.crafts.metalworking or go thru Google.com to reach it if you have trouble. http://www.metalworking.com/news_servers.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jobshophomeshop I consider this to be a sister site to the CCED group, as many of the same members are there, for OT subjects, that are not allowed on the CCED list. NOTICE: ALL POSTINGS TO THIS GROUP BECOME PUBLIC DOMAIN BY POSTING THEM. DON'T POST IF YOU CAN NOT ACCEPT THIS.....NO EXCEPTIONS........ bill List Mom List Owner Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
