Leslie
I believe in an earlier post that you had created some changes that
would allow the use of MDI but you couldn't completely test right now.
I would like to try them as I have several parts that I am ready to
machine that have multiple tool changes. For some reason my postings
have not been making to the list so I am sending it to you as well.
Thanks
Hubert
Leslie Newell wrote:
> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">Some
> controls have a 'teach mode' that records your jogs. You can then
> replay the jogs either forwards or backwards. This is pretty much the
> same as you describe. Things get a bit more complicated when you are
> using MPG jogging, especially if you have multiple MPGs. In that case
> all you can do is record the machine position at regular intervals
> then join the dots to replay the moves. However with modern computers,
> storage space is not a problem so you can store a virtually unlimited
> number of moves.
>
> Les
>
> K.J. Kirwan wrote:
>> I think they did it the "stupid" way, where they count each apply and
>> release of a jog (continuous) switch as one jog. This has the
>> advantage of letting them know right away when you're done with a
>> jog. But it also leads to the problem you mentioned, where the genie
>> might say, "Sorry, that was your third jog." (Me: "Doh!")
>>
>> If they did it the "smart" way, that would allow jog #1 plus (oops,
>> too far, back up a little) jog #1 minus (oops, overshot the other way
>> now)... But it might require a dummy jog #4 to say that you were done
>> with jog #3, and I don't remember anything like that. Not completely
>> sure though.
>> If I was voting on how EMC2 should do this, I'd vote for "smart",
>> just remember a minimized version of "everything", whether done by
>> continuous jog switches, incremental jog switches, or MPG. With some
>> kind of "done" button if needed. It could make for an "amusing" path
>> retrace, though.
>> Thanks,
>> Kim
>>
>
>
> </div>
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