I am writing some code to mill solder paste stencils. I would like to use a probe to map the surface for possible unevenness in the surface before milling. Since the gcode is generated by a program I have two methods I see.
1. (obvious one) probe first to a log file, feed into the program which it then interpolates and generates the milling output. 2. Have the program generate the milling output, but first step have it do a probe pass, it then records the offsets to an array in memory (emc variables) and before milling each feature call a subroutine to interpolate the z offset and set. The feature would then be milled using incremental/relative coord mode. Return to absolute, move to next feature position, re-interpolate offset, etc. I think method 2 would be pretty convenient! And not that complex to program. What do you think? C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
