You can not just shift the extents by +2" on a non-cartesian machine - you have to recheck every point. We tend to forget how complex the general case can be when we're used to running cartesian mills/routers.
Stephen On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 1:18 PM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 27 June 2016 at 17:16, <dan...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > > Yeah I don't expect any immediate solution, but this is a significant > problem which doesn't need to be. If you've done an X-offset by +2", then > the limits check and live preview just needs to offset by +2". They don't > need to recalculate every line of g-code. > > The check is that all move end-points are inside the joint limits. it > doesn't keep a record of how close each point was to the limit to know > if the coordinate system change is enough to cause a limit violation. > > I guess it would be possible to keep a record of the maximum extents > of the currently-loaded file and use those limits in the case of a > coordinate system change. > > I think you can abort the preview with "esc", though that is another > incomplete solution. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San > Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries > present their vision of the future. This family event has something for > everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. > http://sdm.link/attshape > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
