I'm getting close to having time and a machine to do some development work on.
My long list includes the ability to add complex cycles by writing g-code subroutines to implement them. At the user level, they would be used exactly as if they were built in to the interpreter. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Radek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] g98/g99 > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:18:54PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> The g98/g99 commands seem to >> work "almost as expected". The description in the EMC2 "G-Code" Quick >> Reference seems reversed. It is confusing. > > Jeff said they are reversed in the quick ref. I see he committed a > fix. > >> number 4 - I have never liked this statement "backed off a bit". It is >> set by a parameter in the control. Some materials and hole sizes >> require a different amount of "backed off a bit". > > In EMC2 this "a bit" is always .010 inches. > >> The fanuc control also has a G73 peck cycle. This cycle doesn't >> retract out of the hole, but instead retracts "just a little bit" to >> break the chip, then feeds from that point. This is another example of >> the "backed off a bit" I have never liked. >> I don't know if anyone has any interest in implementing G73 or any >> other cycles. It is not a big issue. The only issue I see for general >> use is - without the G73 cycle EMC is less compatable with some >> existing programs. > > No reason not to add this. It's a useful cycle. The arguments would > be exactly like G83 I assume. > > I will let others comment/worry about how G98/G99 work. I have never > changed this from the default and I guess I program the R plane to > be the same as the safety plane (starting height) so I wouldn't > notice any difference. > > Chris > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper > from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going > mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. > http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
