Hi, I dont know if this is how G98 was designed to work in EMC but it is not how I expected it to work.
G98 should move the tool to the initial Z value when going from hole to hole,usually to move over clamps or features of the part.When used with G81 it works just as it should. When used with G83 it is rapiding from the initial plane down to the R plane,drills one peck,then rapids back to initial plane then back down and drills again,all the pecks return to the initial plane.This wastes time and wear on the screw if there is many holes. What I expected to happen was a rapid down to the R plane from the initial plane only on the first peck.All other pecks for that hole should return to the R plane.When that hole is complete then a return to the initial plane then move to the next hole location. I can see uses for the way EMC does G98 but I bet that 90% of the time G98 is used for moving over clamps or part features. Later Terry ---- Msg sent via CableONE.net MyMail - http://www.cableone.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
