This function has just been added to emc in the last few days. It isn't available yet in a package but you can install it from source. <http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#Getting_the_source_with_CVS>
G7 switches to diameter, G8 is radius. Les The Cool Tool Ltd - Ing. Alexander Pasicznyk wrote: > Hi guys, > > I have one question about the EMC2 lathe function, or better of the G-Code > programming for that. > Many other controller systems use for the x axis value the diameter of the > part, not the radius. > If I use the diameter value at the EMC2 than I get in troubles: > 1) The part is to big 20mm diameter is for EMC2 40mm diameter because 20mm > radius. This problem is not so big, because here I can change the Input > Scale of the x axis. > 2) But this don't work if I use G02 or G03, because of the I and K value. > The don't fit to the x value, attached you find a sample file > (2_Stufenbolzen_unimat.nc). > > At the moment I must program this part at the EMC2 software like file > Radius--2_Stufenbolzen_unimat.nc > > Please can you help me, how I can solve this problem? > > Best regards > > Ing. Alexander Pasicznyk / technical support & QS > The Cool Tool GmbH > Fabriksgasse 15 > 2340 Moedling - Austria > phone +43 - 2236 - 892 666 > fax +43 - 2236 - 892 666 - 18 > e-mail serv...@thecooltool.com > Please visit our website www.thecooltool.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
