On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:50:37 +0100, you wrote: > >as for the G32 im sure if u coded it up the devs would add it into EMC >no problem
If only! I know zero about Linux. I'm just a commercial CAD/CAM op trying to use EMC, not a Linux developer. Sorry to say, I'm not finding EMC very "user" orientated, it's still very much a Linux guru's niche product and unless you can do it yourself, or some other kind Linux user takes pity, you're out in the cold. Getting back to code - G32 is exactly the same as EMC's G33, except is uses F as the feed word. G32 has become the Fanuc standard single point threading command since the 11 series around '94 ish. The only change they made was to add an E parameter for extra precision. (Don't know anybody who uses that though) It's pity there is no standard Gcode, life would be simple, but like or loathe it, Fanuc is by far the most universal and it would make life so much simpler if there was at least some commonality. Just don't include Fanuc G76 though, they added a two line mode to that just to be awkward :) RS274 had no feed per rev, but did have feed per minute and inverse time mode and used F for both of those. I just don't see the point why a totally different letter was chosen for another simple feed mode, and I'm sure, had NIST had a feed per rev, they would have used F, if nothing more than just to be consistent. Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
