Les Newell wrote: > I've done a bit more research and the Allen Bradley 9/series uses > G07(dia)/G08(rad) > <http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/rm/8520-rm064_-en-p.pdf>, > > as does OpenCNC <http://www.robotic-solutions.com/pdf/OpenCNCdata.pdf>. > Omniturn <http://www.omni-turn.com/Media/Manual/Code%20list.PDF> use > G72/G73 but I believe these codes are already booked as canned cycles. > > AFAIK, emc doesn't currently use these codes so does anyone have any > objection to using G07/G08 for dia/radius modes? > One comment on Axis is it doesn't display the active modal G-codes except in MDI mode. This particular switch would be something that really NEEDS to have its current mode clearly marked on screen all the time. Maybe when in diameter mode, it could display "Dia" next to the displayed coordinate. If the default strarup mode was set for radius, then nothing would be displayed on other machines.
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