Steve, > Hi Jeff - thanks for the answer, but a major drawback IMO :( > > It doesn't make EMC very user friendly for those without toolchangers or > setable tool lengths, only way around it I can see is load each tool as > a separate program, and if you happen to break an insert or tool - I > guess your sunk.
Whilst dabbling with EMC on my lathe I have noticed it is *very* modal between Jog and MDI mode. I am used to being able to jog and then type in an MDI command, then jog, then MDI etc. e.g. I tend to start/stop the spindle using MDI commands and then the arrow keys to jog etc. As soon as I touch the TABs at the top of the axis screen to go from one mode to the other, it e-stops the machine, which is really quite infuriating! Simon ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
