On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 10:10:37PM -0500, Jon Elson wrote: > > The docs for G76 say it is an error for an X word to be > specified. Is that a necessary restriction?
It would be possible to expand G76. But, G76 is already complex with its support for compound feed, angled in and out, constant area passes, etc. It's not clear to me what all those things would even mean while cutting an angled thread. The point of G76 in my mind is to let you cut the normal 99% of threads easily. The point of G33 is to let you do any bizarre thing you want (pipe threads, scroll threads, coil winding??) the other 1% of the time. G33 gives you total control but it's a basic interface so it takes a little more effort to cut a full thread. If someone wants to add a gcode (G76.1?) for a pipe thread canned cycle, I think that would be great. I have never had to cut one though... Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
