On Sat, 2 Nov 2013 10:54:24 +0000, you wrote: >On 2 November 2013 08:53, Steve Blackmore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can't you set A as a linear axis in LinuxCNC ? > >You can't set the active plane to XA. >You can have a linear A-axis, but the only planes that arcs can be in >are XY, YZ, ZX, UV, VW, WU. > >There is an "arbitrary arcs" branch somewhere, but that attempts to >solve a different thing.
Mmmh - you could lie and setup rotary as Y axis :) You would need to set it as a linear axis and work out the distances using the circumference, but there shouldn't be any reason why it wouldn't work. Otherwise lots of short straight line type code? Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
