On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Shabbir Hussain<s_hussai...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > G0 should not be used for cutting. It is only for positioning when the tool > is at safe Z height (out of workpiece and clamps etc.). I have worked with > Fanuc and Siemens controllers. In these controllers when G0 move is > programmed, all the axis used in G0 move starts moving at rapid feeds (set in > the parameters of the controller) and the axis that achieve the position just > stops and others continue to run. So G0 move produces a non-linear move. This > is normal behaviour. > > So G0 move should finally achieve the target position not the linear path. > That is why it must be used for positioning. > > Thanks > > Shabbir Hussain
Would G0Z10 G0X5Y8 Posiiton Z first and then x and y? I did not spend to much thought about this and find this thread potentially disaster avoiding... Rainer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
