On Thu, 5 Jun 2014 18:37:07 +0100, you wrote: >On 5 June 2014 18:14, Marius Liebenberg <mar...@mastercut.co.za> wrote: >> Would you say it is better to always work in any one of the modes? I >> mean Radius or Diameter? > >I always work in diameter, except when trying to programme arcs
I was taught to work in Radius mode, but changed to Diameter mode as that is the norm most places and is much more convenient when measuring parts. An offset of 1mm will take 2mm off the diameter of the work - same as on a manual lathe. Only thing to remember is offsets should always be absolute measurements. Tool offsets and touch "should" be taken care of internally by the controller. As for arcs - I always use CAM so never thought about it and it could catch you out. Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
