Christopher Purcell wrote: > Yesterday I was milling a rudder for a dory, using the jog controls of > AXIS (V 2.2.6) just like a manual milling machine, no g-code. I needed > precise Z steps, achieved by setting the Z jog control to some > increment, and needed continuous jogging on the X or Y axis to mill > grooves. Trouble is, when you set jogging to be incremental (or > continuous) on any axis, AXIS adopts that for all axes. So to do this > simple job, requires a whole bunch of extra mouse clicking. Is this > necessary? - could AXIS remember and apply individual jog settings for > each axis?
Typically for this kind of "manual CNC" I use MDI. You can type in individual lines of G-code, such as "G0Z0.1" to move up or down, and G1F4X6 to make a cutting pass. The MDI window in Axis has a history, so you don't need to type repeated commands. For example, if I want to mill something 2" wide down by 0.050" at a time, my commands would be something like this: G0X-1.5Y0Z0 - move to staring height and 0.5" left of part G1F4X1.5 - make a cutting pass at 4ipm ending 0.5" right of the part Z-0.05 - move down to -0.05" to take a 0.050 cut X-1.5 - make a cutting pass ending 0.5" left of the part Z-0.1 - move down to -0.1" to take a 0.050 cut X1.5 - make another pass Z-0.15 - move down X-1.5 - make another pass - don't need to type this, since it is in the history - just hit up-arrow 4 times Z-0.2 X1.5 - up arrow 4 times Z-0.25 X-1.5 - up arrow 4 times and so on. Regards, John Kasunich ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
