On Wednesday 06 May 2020 12:26:15 Sam Sokolik wrote:

> I think the splash gcode sets the units to mm...  So if your program
> doesn't change it back to inches you will get odd behavior...   (I
> think)

That stuff has a place in the ini file, which may be overrode by the 
splash. But I've not noted that it has been.

> On Tue, May 5, 2020, 3:55 PM Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote:
> > Yes, I KNOW, this is a REALLY old version, but just thought
> > I'd report it.
> >
> > I'm running LinuxCNC 2.5.4 on my Bridgeport mill.

How old is that code, Jon. :)

> > I just 
> > used it a couple days ago, everything worked
> > fine.  I started it up today, homed, and forgot to load the
> > toolpath, and pressed R with the LinuxCNC
> > toolpath still loaded.  I immediately noticed it was heading
> > for the wrong place and hit esc to abort it.
> > I then loaded the correct .ngc file, and when I pressed R,
> > it again headed toward (0,0).
> > I reloaded the toolpath several times, getting the same
> > response from that path and another old toolpath I tried.
> >
> > Finally, I exited LinuxCNC and restarted, homed, loaded the
> > toolpath and all was fine.
> > I believe I have experienced something like this behavior
> > twice before, and never was able to put my finger on what
> > was wrong.
> >
> > I am using the Axis GUI.
> >
> > Yes, someday I will update this system, but it does all I
> > need right now, I don't do any LinuxCNC development on it,
> > just cut metal.
> >
> > Thanks for any comments,
> >
> > Jon
> >
> >
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