To not be different, means that you need to be like one other controller. If you do that, who do you follow? Fanuc? Fanuc has incompatibilities between their various models. I know that Mach3 strives to be somewhat compatible with Fanuc, but the truth is that Fanuc has capabilities well beyond what Mach3 can do, so the code is not portable. It is "Fanuc like" and that is about it. This is only gong to get worse as new controller features are added by the big CNC makers.
Dave On 5/23/2012 7:45 AM, John Thornton wrote: > Good point, are there any two controls from different manufacturers that > are completely portable between each other? > > I know from reading my CNC g code manuals from other machines that I > have that even generation to generation of the same controller the g > code is not portable. > > You would think that the simple G0 would be the same between controllers > but that is not the case, some of my machines Z up before doing the XY > move and if Z is down do the XY move before the Z move and some do a > straight linear move... > > So the question is do you cobble up your software just to be portable > when no one else seems to do this... > > Just open up the list of post processors on most cam software and you > see hundreds of choices usually... > > John > > On 5/23/2012 2:48 AM, Steve Blackmore wrote: > >> On Tue, 22 May 2012 05:38:16 -0500, you wrote: >> >> >>> Why does it matter how other controls work? >>> >> Portability of Gcode between different controls. >> >> Steve Blackmore >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Live Security Virtual Conference >> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
