Simply put, I don't want workarounds, I want a solution as simple as #5021 to give me the ability to track where my machine is from my home positions without having to stand on one foot, rub my belly and hope I'm not using coordinate rotation. I write logic in Fanuc, Mitsubishi and Siemens controls constantly and see a lot of missing features in the o code stuff that I would be more than happy to address myself if I could ever get to that level in CPP.
Not sure how familiar you all are with the aforementioned controls, but I'd be happy to provide manuals for the logic sections of all 3 so you could see what each one is about. Fanuc and Mits are like 99% identical, but Siemens is completely different and way more powerful. Some examples would be that control has both WHILE and FOR loops, 3 dimensional data arrays, unlimited nonvolatile variable assignment via GUD tables and four different methods of GOTO. Phil T. The Feral Engineer Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer Help support my channel efforts and coffee addiction: www.patreon.com/theferalengineer On Tue, Jul 27, 2021, 6:17 AM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 26 Jul 2021 at 19:58, Chris Radek <ch...@timeguy.com> wrote: > > > (Note I'm not saying it would be bad to add this feature) > > The Fanuc numbers are in unclaimed space in the LinuxCNC parameter > range, so I think I would go further and suggest that it would be good > to add this feature. > > I recall this being one of my very first questions on the IRC when I > first started with LinuxCNC. I can't remember why I wanted current abs > position, but I did, and ended up using the G28.1 inelegant > workaround. > (It is inelegant because it has side-effects) > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
