On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 10:11 PM, Chris Radek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > More about lathe diameter mode on the Fanuc 0-TC (I found the > manual): > > In diameter mode: > > X specifies a diameter > > U specifies an incremental diameter (not relevant in EMC) > > coordinate system setting is done in diameter (like our > G10L2 and G92?) > > X tool offsets can be in radius or diameter depending on setup > (I think they don't have anything like G10L1) > > for arc R format, R is a radius > > for arc IK format, I,K are radius values and always incremental > from the start point > > feed rates are delta radius/revolution or delta radius/minute even > if the feed is along X > > in canned cycles, X/U are diameter but some other things, like the > amount of taper on a tapered thread, are radius > > Note that I don't know if this control did everything the > normal/common way or the way that's still common today. I thought it > might help you anyway to know what it says. > > > > So I can think of a few unanswered questions: > > John K is adding absolute arc center mode - what is the I in that > case if using diameter programming?
in my experience the I J K values are "radius" - the I value for an outside corner radius would be the desired radius + the tool nose radius regardless of the programming mode > > Are X repeats in canned cycles radius or diameter? Like > G17 G91 G85 R0 Z-1 X.005 L10 (I bore like this all the time) > per the current mode > Are I,J,K in G76 (offsets from the drive line and depth) radius or > diameter? radius > > Is K in G33 (distance per rev) still radius if motion is along X? > (Pretty sure it should be) > radius > Are diameters or radii written to the var file for offsets? > What about the tool change location that is read from the > ini file? > per mode (an argument for the 'mode' to be in ini file setting) > how much tweaking is required for the AXIS preview, display of > machine extents, length and time estimates on the properties > screen, etc? > have no idea (the 'ini' setting would determine the calculations) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > just my thoughts Stuart ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
