you can use the measured tool length as the number in the tool table you will need to set your z zero to use the measured tool length
On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Igor Chudov <ichu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Guys, > > First off, thanks to all for porting EMC to 10.04, it is fantastic. > > Just a question. I use quick change toolholders based on NMTB-30. > > I am trying to get a tool table started. And I wonder if I can simply > measure the total length of the tool, in toolholder, with a caliper, > and then subtract say 4 inches and use that as offset. > > OFFSET = TOTAL LENGTH - 4 inches > > Is that completely wrong? At least this way, it is easy to set up a > tool table and it does not require complicated tool setters, etc. > > - Igor > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: > > Show off your parallel programming skills. > Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- dos centavos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
