Chris Radek <ch...@...> writes: snip > Not true - tool lengths can be positive or negative. I set up the > demo job at CNC workshop last year with the reference tool being the > longest and everything else shorter (negative offset). > > In EMC2.3/AXIS you will be able to use "touch off" to set tool lengths > instead of having to edit the tool table. It's super easy to use. > > Limited quill travel is always a pain. If you can motorize the knee > and make it the W axis, you could use it for tool length offset!
Ok then, my life just got easier. Don't know how I got it (positive integer) wrong. I have been salivating re: Emc2.3/AXIS and the tool specific touch-off with auto offset table updating. Thanks for that, Chris. I have a linear scale that is the perfect length for the knee. There is a 3hp 3 phase traction motor that drives the knee thru a differential gearbox, powered by a dedicated Danfoss VFD. The Danfoss has a full featured PID loop and can respond quickly to a pulse reference - this might be possible. Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
