Jon, I wrote a bunch of wizards for my mill and my lathe. I use one coordinate system for the origin of the main part and a different origin for each each wizard as it is called so that the wizard works with respect to the/an origin. It makes the math in the wizard much simpler, especially when you are doing something like rotating a rectangle.
Alan > From: Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] cnc axis "Touch Off" > Date: September 10, 2020 at 9:04:23 PM CDT > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > On 09/10/2020 08:28 PM, R C wrote: >> I figured out the "touch off", and that it 'works' the same as homing, >> functionally. >> >> >> I wondered what all the different coordinate systems are for, their >> differnces. >> >> (I know what a coordinat system is, mathematician here.) > This allows you to set up an offset from a main coordinate system, for > instance if you have several identical features to be machined on a part, one > hunk of G-code could machine each part and then set up the offset to machine > the next instance. > > It can also be used if you have several parts mounted in a fixture, one coord > system for each part. > > Jon _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
