Thanks Danny! Works like a charm =) /Peter
2017-02-07 7:43 GMT+01:00 Danny Miller <dan...@austin.rr.com>: > This has troubled me for awhile. I have the XHC-HB04 pendant. On it is > a "1/2" button. It is very useful when your CNC job uses center datum > and you want to place it in the center of your stock. e.g. you've got a > X=10" wide board, you do X=0 at one side, move to the other size and > X=10, hit "1/2" and you want the current work coords to shift so X=5 > there and now X=0 is the center of the board. > > Troubles are, LinuxCNC doesn't provide clear access to absolute value of > current work coords. It can't be work offsets, and it needs to apply to > the currently selected work coord system. I THOUGHT I had a solution > but I later discovered it was bugged and useless. > > But here's the solution! > > #18 > MDI_COMMAND = G10 L20 P0 X[#5420/2] > #19 > MDI_COMMAND = G10 L20 P0 Y[#5421/2] > > G10 L20 = "set to a calculated value that makes the current coordinates > become the given value" > > P0 = "in the active coordinate system" > > #5420= "Current relative position in the active coordinate system > including all offsets and in the current program units for X, Y, Z, A, > B, C, U, V & W, volatile." > > Boom. That was way too hard to figure out. > > Danny > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
