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 drilling cycle is in order with a coordinate system change.
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 Y axis. I then want to repeat this full loop until I exhaust the X axis. I actually want to cut more than a simple square, but using it should allow me to understand the subroutine. Thanks. Brian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
