On 15 December 2010 16:30, Chris Radek <[email protected]> wrote:

> The biggest problem using ABC for linear axes is they don't scale
> with G20/G21.  If you make a gantry with X and A (which you should
> not -- I don't know why people think they want this,

I think they do it because it ends up neater. An XYZU ganty ends up
with vestigial A,B,C axes and 3,4,5 joints that don't do anything
except clutter up the interface and DRO.

>  but it comes up
> often) and you use G20/G21 you'll get one side moving 25.4 times as
> fast/far as the other.

That would be a bad thing then?

-- 
atp
"Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men"

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