Re: [Emc-users] Log file

2011-03-13 Thread Erik Christiansen
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 12:12:17PM +0330, Farzin Kamangar wrote: We need some way to record login name of machine users, date and time of operations to have the information to refer to at a later time. Having never heard of such functionality, I spent a minute on a crude wrapper: Copy this to

Re: [Emc-users] Chips on Flash

2011-03-13 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 3/12/2011 11:09 PM, Kenneth Lerman wrote: A first class parcel costs $1.05 plus .17 per ounce. That's pretty cheap. Ken On 03/12/2011 09:53 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 3/11/2011 11:32 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: I'm not sure how typical my situation is, but it costs me about $20 to

Re: [Emc-users] CAM-related question

2011-03-13 Thread Mark
I'd write a small program in c or python to solve this. You only need to solve the problem for 1/4 of the perimeter. After that, rotate and mirror Here are my thoughts on solving it: - find parameteric equations for an arc of the circle in 1st quadrant and the edge of the square -

Re: [Emc-users] CAM-related question

2011-03-13 Thread Lars Andersson
Suggest a search on the keyword lofting, this is similar (maybe) to your problem. -Original Message- From: Viesturs Lācis [mailto:viesturs.la...@gmail.com] Sent: den 12 mars 2011 23:30 To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: [Emc-users] CAM-related question Hello,

[Emc-users] Icon for pyVCP

2011-03-13 Thread Kirk Wallace
I have a stand alone pyVCP application that configures a Modbus device. I would like to have an icon and script that invokes the application. The problem is that halrun requires the -I (interactive) option. When I close the application, a terminal is left open with the halcmd prompt. From there

Re: [Emc-users] CAM-related question

2011-03-13 Thread dave
On Sun, 2011-03-13 at 11:45 -0400, Mark wrote: I'd write a small program in c or python to solve this. You only need to solve the problem for 1/4 of the perimeter. After that, rotate and mirror Here are my thoughts on solving it: - find parameteric equations for an arc of the circle

Re: [Emc-users] CAM-related question

2011-03-13 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/3/13 Mark mpic...@gmail.com: I'd write a small program in c or python to solve this. You only need to solve the problem for 1/4 of the perimeter. After that, rotate and mirror Here are my thoughts on solving it:   - find parameteric equations for an arc of the circle in 1st quadrant

Re: [Emc-users] CAM-related question

2011-03-13 Thread andy pugh
On 12 March 2011 22:30, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: So the problem is finding out the necessary tilt angle, which corresponds to the slope of the edge. I think that it is non-trivial. The problem is deciding which point on the bottom curve matches which point on the top

Re: [Emc-users] CAM-related question

2011-03-13 Thread dave
Ah, got it. rotate and tilt is almost all it needs. Is this for mental exercise or does this part have a purpose? Dave On Sun, 2011-03-13 at 18:13 +, Dave Caroline wrote: Dave its water jet/plasma so the head has all the rotation and 5 axis needed, Viesturs, I cannot see the item as

Re: [Emc-users] Draftsight for Linux

2011-03-13 Thread Belli Button
Can this be true?? Hopefully SW is next http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog/?p=2662 -- Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the

Re: [Emc-users] CAM-related question

2011-03-13 Thread Mark
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks! I am not sure that I understand correctly all the calculations You offer, but it gave me an idea, that since I am using circle as the basic shape, I could paste both contours in polar coordinate system

Re: [Emc-users] CAM-related question

2011-03-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 March 2011 22:26, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: Honestly - I just would like to produce some range of samples, that would demonstrate, what a 5 axis waterjet machine is capable of. There was a time when I worked somewhere with a 4-axis wire EDM machine where lots of

Re: [Emc-users] Draftsight for Linux

2011-03-13 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:43:15 +0200, you wrote: Can this be true?? Hopefully SW is next Uggg - why? Steve Blackmore -- -- Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for

[Emc-users] DraftSight for linux, free beta

2011-03-13 Thread gene heskett
Hi all; I just downloaded and installed the mdv rpm on this pclos box, and the rpm went it except for the k-menu additions, so I have to run it from a user terminal session until I figure out how to edit the kmenu's on pclos. Has anyone else played with it yet? I ran it, selected 'new' as

Re: [Emc-users] Draftsight for Linux

2011-03-13 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Viesturs Lācis wrote: Wow, that is great news! I think that first few precedents are the hardest part here - we should see even more apps on Linux once the ice has started to move. Unfortunately I am afraid that SolidWorks licence will not be cheaper for Linux users and still will be in +10K

Re: [Emc-users] DraftSight for linux, free beta

2011-03-13 Thread Kyle Kerr
I think I need to start from square one.  But, before I put a lot of effort into this, is there such a thing as a .dwg to .ngc converter? If you can output dxf files, Inkscape may be able to read it in and output gcode for you. There is even a page in the linuxcnc wiki that shows how to get

Re: [Emc-users] Single to Three Phase Rotary Converters

2011-03-13 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 12:35 AM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.comwrote: Let me try to provide more details on my understanding of the phase timing of DIY converters. Attached is a schematic of a common rotary converter. The source is here: