On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 10:14:44AM -0500, Marty Swartz wrote: > I understand how one would use G2 to cut a circle with a 2" centerline, > without regard for cutter diameter. I can imagine how "right" and "left" > apply when one is cutting straight lines. But on a circle, "right" seems to > change into "left" when you get halfway around the circle!!! It seems like > I need to say "interior of line" versus "exterior of line".
Imagine yourself walking along the part edge in the direction the tool is moving. If the tool is on your right, that's G42. If it's on your left, that is G41. When you do that you'll also quickly see that G41 is always climb milling and G42 is always conventional milling. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
