While on the subject of tool path display..... By any chance can that [DISPLAY] line or any other line in the INI file cause the Axis lathe display to show the tool bit on top of the Z axis rather than below it.
I have a slant back lathe with basically a rear tool post and the standard display is a bit confusing as it is. Thanks, Dave Ian W. Wright wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>OK let me try this again(;-) . Does emc2 > generate a 4th axis(A) toolpath > display. I am playing with the CD version and am generating > Gcode for the A > axis but I don't see the toolpath displaying the A axis > rotation. I t only > seems to show XYZ toolpaths.>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Yes, the latest version of EMC2 will show rotary axes - not > perfectly as the tool moves rather than the axis, but good > enough. What you need to do is to include in the [DISPLAY] > section of your machine's .ini file, a line which says > GEOMETRY = AXYZ - assuming you are using the conventional > 4th axis as 'A'. > > Ian > _________________ > Ian W. Wright > Sheffield UK > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
