On Tuesday 27 June 2017 15:07:51 andy pugh wrote: > On 27 June 2017 at 18:59, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > I've not noted any great amount of mention of nurbs on the list, and > > I am wondering how usable it is in doing something like a barrel > > taper at "different" contours. > > I think it sounds like you are using a lathe. Sadly it seems that G5, > G5.1 and G5.2 only work in the G17 (XY) plane. > > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/gcode/g-code.html#gcode:g5
I see it (g17 only) mentioned for g5.1. Since the g5.# stuff probably has a common code core, and it would be at least as handy on a lathe as on a mill, the adjective is indeed sad. Since the huge majority of LCNC is orthogonal, would it do to file a bug? In which case, in the armhf branch, there is another buglet that needs attention from the usability viewpoint. When in the MDI window, an up arrow will recall an older entry, but it can only be edited by carefully placing the cursor with the mouse, the arrow left-right keys are impotent. It may be related to the fact that both the MDI line, and the line recalled in the history window are both highlighted, but the flashing cursor in the MDI's leftmost character position doesn't apparently indicate focus is actually in the MDI line. Thanks Andy. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
