Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part

2008-12-18 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
snip For the wiki does he need a pre Code. /pre in the edit? I noticed when I added them, the code looked better than without those. The page with all the Oword examples uses those commands to surround the code. Brian

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-17 Thread Kenneth Lerman
Hey Ed, Once upon a time, I wrote some gcode subroutines that, given the ends of two lines and a radius, makes it into a line, an arc of that radius, and a line. If you want to see it, I might be able to locate it. Regards, Ken Ed Nisley wrote: if Ed will be continuing similar articles in

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part

2008-12-17 Thread Ed Nisley
Once upon a time, I wrote some gcode subroutines Sure: I'm always interested to find out what I could do better! Or at least differently, as I seem to have a lot of code sitting around that makes me wonder what I was thinking at the time. Maybe nothing, aye, there's the rub. Thanks... --

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-16 Thread Jeff Epler
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:05:08PM -0500, BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: If I wanted to do multiples of a more complex part, could I simply do a coordinate shift in the O100 subroutine, execute lines of code, return to the global coordinate system and end that subroutine? It should reduce the number of

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-16 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
Jim Register wrote: BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: it won't be real quick, but you could order that as a back issue. Jon Jon, Is it fair to say that the investment in this publication is worthwhile? If so, I am not opposed to giving it a try after the 1st of the year. Brian, Village Press

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-16 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 12:09 AM, Jim Register jtregis...@triad.rr.comwrote: BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: it won't be real quick, but you could order that as a back issue. Jon Jon, Is it fair to say that the investment in this publication is worthwhile? If so, I am not opposed to

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-16 Thread Jon Elson
BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: it won't be real quick, but you could order that as a back issue. Jon Jon, Is it fair to say that the investment in this publication is worthwhile? If so, I am not opposed to giving it a try after the 1st of the year. I may be a non-typical reader.

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-16 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
snip (- CUT HERE --) O100 sub (square [x0] [y0] [z0] [zr] [f1] [f2]) (cut a 1x1 square) (#1 = z0 = depth of cut) (#2 = zr = retract after cut) (#3 = f1 = feed to cutting depth) (#4 = f2 =

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-15 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
it won't be real quick, but you could order that as a back issue. Jon Jon, Is it fair to say that the investment in this publication is worthwhile? If so, I am not opposed to giving it a try after the 1st of the year. Jeff, Enjoying a brief warm spell here in PA so the opportunity was

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-15 Thread Jim Register
BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: it won't be real quick, but you could order that as a back issue. Jon Jon, Is it fair to say that the investment in this publication is worthwhile? If so, I am not opposed to giving it a try after the 1st of the year. Brian, Village Press usually has a booth

[Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-14 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
Up until now, I have been using AC2GC for gcode generation. While this is ok, it gets tedious when I am generating multiples of a single part. I have reviewed the Gcode manual numerous times and cannot get my mind wrapped around the method for doing this. I reckon something along the line of a

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-14 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: For simplicity, can someone show a looping routine to cut out a square 1 X 1 path (not worried about tooling offsets) then skip 1/2 on the Y axis and repeat. Once it reaches the end of the Y axis (24 in my case), I want it to index down the X axis and reverse on down the

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-14 Thread Jeff Epler
Here's a program that does something like what you asked for. You might also be interested in the file 'interesting-subroutines.ngc', which should be installed in the examples directory. Jeff (- CUT HERE --) O100 sub (square [x0] [y0] [z0]

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-14 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
Seb, THanks for the link. I checked the site and I cannot seem to access any of the articles due to subscription requirements. Perhaps in the future I will explore this avenue, bit for the time being, Christmas preparations preclude spending on this. snip Jeff, Thanks for the snippet of code.

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-14 Thread John Thornton
You might also look at the g code generators here http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_EMC_G-Code_Generators and take a look at http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//gcode_main.html#sub:G92,-G92.1,-G92.2, http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//gcode_main.html#cha:O-Codes John

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-14 Thread Jeff Epler
You can also view that file, useful-subroutines.ngc, from the comfort of an internet-connected computer: http://cvs.linuxcnc.org/cvs/emc2/nc_files/useful-subroutines.ngc?rev=1.4;content-type=text%2Fplain Jeff --

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-14 Thread Jack Coats
You can grab a 'cheap' KVM from ebay, and a dumpster box to have a 'test system' on your desk. It may not be graceful, but if you can have the box in the workshop running, you can use VNC on your desktop inside to view what is going on there. I wouldn't really CUT anything with it that way,

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-14 Thread Jon Elson
BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: Seb, THanks for the link. I checked the site and I cannot seem to access any of the articles due to subscription requirements. Perhaps in the future I will explore this avenue, bit for the time being, Christmas preparations preclude spending on this. it won't be