On 03/21/2014 09:57 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: ... snip > The change over from one spindle to the other will happen as a move to > the centre of the lathe where the reference position will be. There will > be code in the beginning of the job loop to probe the material and then > run the gcode from there. So I envisage some python code to control the > spindles via hal. The solution will have a gladevcp panel with cotrols > on it. Probaly to select the right spindle and to swap the coordinate > system. That is why I want to keep the gcode as one file and do the swap > in some other fashion. I was hoping to use MDI to swap the coordinates. > > I am sorry I am not close to the machine so I cannot send a picture of it. > > Maybe something like this?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJov8SdmsS4
I would tend to use the hardware and LinuxCNC as-is then do all the customization in a CAM or a g-code generator. Switching Z axis direction on the fly seems risky or difficult. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
