On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:53:51 +0300, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > ... > > As I have said before - IMHO after homing joint mode is _never_ > needed > for normal operation of machine. Especially non-trivial kinematics. > When something is wrong and debugging is needed - yes, then there > might be necessity for joint mode, but in normal operation I have not > come up with an example, why would operator ever need it. There is no > use in normal work for joint mode + non-trivial kinematics, but there > are lots of risks and potential problems associated with this. For > example, forget to switch to world mode after homing and try to jog a > gantry machine...
Actually, this makes sense. How about this for safety then -- disable joint mode in the normal interface and have a separate interface/program for setup that can do joint mode? EBo -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
