Chips is supposed to run on approximately 4 x 4 inch block which is too big for a sherline based machine. I got it to run on a 2.5 by 2.5 inch block by using stepper_mm.ini and changing the input scale on all the axes from 200 to 50.
I tried changing the output scale from 1 to other values but it didn't seem to have any effect!!! I couldn't figure out how to scale it using the units in the trajectory section. The older versions of EMC used a numeric value for units ( .0397xxxxx or 1) in the trajectory section of the .ini. I could just change the value and presto! new scale!! The new version doesn't have a numerical value... just mm, inch, or cm. I assume that the terms are defined somewhere in numerical values. But it won't be the first time I made a wrong assumption. Could it be that the trajectory units don't do anything and the input scale on each axis determines how much the axis really moves?? If I wanted to rescale a part on one or more axes without messing with the G-code is the input scale in the ini the way to go or is there a better way? >I'd like to run 3D_chips.ngc on my converted D&M (sherline) mill but it is too big for the little machine. >Is there a trivial way to scale it, for instance changing the Units variable in the .ini file? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users