On 24 April 2012 21:04, Viesturs Lācis <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just a little note on the retracting and returning moves - I think
> that it needs to move the tool out of material along the central axis
> of tool (usually that is parallel to Z, but for 5 axis situations it
> would differ)

I think the code supports a W-move to retract, which might be what is
needed in some situations. I think that 5axiskins supports drilling in
the W, and this would be equivalent.

> Also one more question - is it possible to tell it move only up along
> Z, respectively, define only Z target and use whatever X and Y are at
> the current moment?

That seems to be the behaviour in the video.

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