On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 at 22:49, Billy Huddleston via Emc-users < emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
This is for a 5'x10' Avid CNC router. ATC with the Tool Rack in the back. > Operator station front right, and this is for hobby use only (For a Maker > Space, not production) > For a maker space I might be tempted to look into parsing the G-code when it is loaded and running a routine to measure the lengths of all the addressed tools. LinuxCNC has the ability to run loaded files through a filter. This is generally used to modify the G-code, but there is no reason that it can't be a generic Python script that walks the user through checking the tools and measuring their lengths. If doing that you could have a fixture to hold the toolsetter near the operator station, and give them the opportunity to inspect the tools at the same time. (You could even require the operator to plug the toolsetter into some type of bracket with an interlock prior to importing the code and running the routine.) -- 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
