At 07:16 AM 6/9/2008, you wrote: >On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 09:53:54PM -0400, Greg Michalski wrote: > > A question though - when I have the file loaded and touch off to the > > workpiece - it takes FOREVER to get back to ready to let me touch off the > > next axis. What is this the result of? > >When you touch off, AXIS regenerates the preview plot. Showing a new >plot after touching off is not as simple as moving the old preview plot >to a new location, because gcode can do things like switch coordinate >systems during a part program (e.g., issue G55 and switch to a system >not affected by the Touch Off just performed for the G54 coordinate >system) or even perform "O- IF" statements based on the interpreter >variable that holds the G54 coordinate offset. > >One trick you might employ is to load a very simple gcode file, touch >off, then load the real part program once you think your offsets are >right. > >Jeff
Any idea what it would take to get AXIS to not generate the preview plot but still do the run plot? Could be handy for very long running programs, I have not run any on EMC but I have run programs on other mills that go for 20 hours. __________ Andre' B. Clear Lake, Wi. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
