Hi everyone. I'm new to LinuxCNC but I'm an engineer with a background in software and cnc machining so I'm hoping I'll learn quickly.
I'm interested in setting up LinuxCNC to run a robot arm. From what I can tell, the wise approach is to follow this guide <http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/motion/dh-parameters.html> to setting up my modified DH parameters, and to use this guide <http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/gui/vismach.html> to setting up a visual representation of the arm - either by importing STL files or by drawing graphics primitives. My first question: am I heading down a wise path or are there other better options that I'm unaware of? My second question: Can LinuxCNC prevent the robot arm from crashing into itself, and if so how does it know when a crash would occur? Does it use the geometry of each link that I provide in vismach? many thanks for any tips and advice, Ian -- Ian Charnas | Engineer | iancharnas.com <http://www.iancharnas.com> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
