On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 at 06:03, John Dammeyer <[email protected]> wrote:
> So what can I tie into LinuxCNC that does the same thing? For that sort of job I do typically just type G-code in the MDI window. You can queue commands. So I will often start the spindle, jog to the start depth, then type G1 X10 Y0 G1 X10 Y10 G1 X-10 Y10 G1 X-10 Y-10 G1 X10 Y-10 (to make squares and rectangles you end up just switching the sign of a number) I see this as the equivalent of using the power feeds on a manual mill. For more complicated jobs, have you looked at NativeCAM? https://forum.linuxcnc.org/nativecam/32891-use-nativecam-as-a-deb-package-now Videos: https://youtu.be/m7Ob8wyItpg -- 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, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
