I would like to vote for this feature to be added as well. It's a bit of a chore to keep loading a new g-code file for each tool just to cut one piece.
Andy Steve Blackmore wrote: > On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:55:56 -0500, you wrote: > >> emc (and so this is a limitation shared by all the GUIs, not just axis) >> is designed to separate different activities into different "modes". In >> "auto" mode, you can run a program and in "manual" mode you can do >> things like jog. There's no way for a running program to switch out of >> "auto" into "manual" temporarily. It would take a substantial amount of >> coding to change this. > > Hi Jeff - thanks for the answer, but a major drawback IMO :( > > It doesn't make EMC very user friendly for those without toolchangers or > setable tool lengths, only way around it I can see is load each tool as > a separate program, and if you happen to break an insert or tool - I > guess your sunk. > > Steve Blackmore > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > -- Andy PGP Key ID: 0xDC1B5864 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
