Hi Chris,
> The manual I have (but can't find) for a (mumble mumble) Fanuc > lathe control says I,K are still radius even when X is diameter. I > don't know how universal this is. But it makes sense to me - when you > talk about the radius of a feature on a lathe part (like a fillet) you > don't double or halve it. You only do that for diameters. > Hmm, either way is pretty confusing. Off-hand I can't remember how Mach does it. I do know it usually takes me a couple of tries to get it right :-) > I don't think it would matter what is actually in the tool table, but > G10 L1 P.. X.. should probably take a diameter in diameter mode. > Good point. If read_x (see below) is tweaked, any G code that expects X should work in diameter mode. > AXIS is the only GUI that displays radius and diameter. It seems like > the GUI issues are very minor compared to the interpreter. Looking at the interpreter, it appears that X is always read with the read_x function in rs274ngc/interp_read.cc. If that is the case, a simple tweak to that function should be all that is needed. What is would be the 'approved' method of enabling a radius/diameter function? A parameter or maybe a setting in an ini file somewhere? I'll take a look at the AXIS code and give myself a crash course in tcl/tk. > If you > cannot do all of it, just do what you can and then ask for help. All > the developers do that sometimes. > Thanks. I'll scream if I need help. It is likely to be a while before I do much to this. I probably won't be getting the machine for a month or so then I need to do the electronics and modify the cabinetry so it will fit in my workshop. Actually it will fit without modifying the cabinet but then I won't :-) Les ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
