Re: [Emc-developers] Offsets.

2010-11-21 Thread Andy Pugh
On 21 November 2010 17:07, Jeff Epler wrote: > At the time, my goal was to allow HAL-directed coordinated motion > *instead of* interpreter-directed motion. An over-elaborate solution would be to have a system similar to the engine-control software I work with. Typically any given parameter (fue

Re: [Emc-developers] Offsets.

2010-11-21 Thread Jeff Epler
I contemplated something like this a few years ago. Here's a link to the message I wrote at the time: http://mid.gmane.org/[email protected] At the time, my goal was to allow HAL-directed coordinated motion *instead of* interpreter-directed motion. Adding offsets is different

Re: [Emc-developers] Offsets.

2010-11-16 Thread Thomas Powderly
the pin offset could also do edm orbiting there is a point in the process where the tool is moved in a pattern to exaggerate its size since the pattern has a centre, its called an orbit ( tho it can be circular, square of hemispherical classicly ) i fiddled with injecting a sine & cosine generator

[Emc-developers] Offsets.

2010-11-16 Thread Andy Pugh
Is it worth considering adding an "external-offset" pin for each joint and axis? Something which would be added on to the commands out of the interpreter but before the motion planner. That way the axis limits and accell/velocity limits would still be honoured. I am thinking of applications such a