On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 08:47:44PM -0500, Patrick Ferrick wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm running EMC2 version 2.0.5 with Axis 1.4a0 (I know, I should > upgrade...!). I seem to recall a discussion along the lines of > displaying the outlines of the workpiece (or some arbitrary outline) in > AXIS, but at the time it wasn't something that I thought I'd ever need > to do. Hmm. > > So, now that I've decided that it _would_ be awfully nice to see the > extent of the workpiece (not as a toolpath, of course, just for > reference purposes) is there any way to accomplish this with my current > setup? Or with a spankin' new version of AXIS, maybe?
Modern AXIS versions show the extents of the gcode program and the machine limits in the preview. There is no provision for showing the workpiece, however. I use the gcode extents often to see if my cutting will be where I want on the workpiece. I just lay a ruler on the workpiece and compare the numbers (and tool position) to what's on the screen. > Which brings me to another question: by upgrading to frantic ferret or > whatever the latest Ubuntu distro is called, am I taking a risk that my > hard-won ini tweaks will no longer work? Can I expect my current ini > files to work with the latest EMC2? Doesn't seem likely, if new > features require extra ini code; I'm just really in "if it works, don't > fix it" mode big time. The required changes are carefully documented here: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl/emcinfo.pl?UPDATING I really sympathize with "don't fix it". If you are running Breezy, you will have to update to Dapper 6.06LTS to run the emc2.2 packages. (Of course you can compile emc2.2 on whatever system you like.) Also keep in mind: there is a new LTS release coming in April. Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
