On 12 March 2010 08:29, Rudy du Preez <r...@asmsa.co.za> wrote: > I want to start another subject: G71,G72,G73 cycles for lathes.
What do they do? I get the impression that they are lathe roughing cycles (turning, facing, boring?) If so then the same thing can be easily performed by simple loops in G-code. I even think it is possible to create user-defined G-codes (which could contain the loops) but I can't find the relevant documentation. My approach has been to write a general-purpose lathe G-code program that takes target X and Z along with cut, feed and surface speed from a Pyvcp panel. Buttons let you choose the required operation (turning, facing, boring, parting, drilling, threading). I find it works well for simple rectilinear components. -- atp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
