I have a number of projects where I have to thin down material for each part. I generally create a single path and then just change the depth as needed. However what I'm wondering is if there's a way to have a single path drawn and then in the code put something that would tell it to repeat the program at specific intervals until a specified depth is reached. That way I could have one simple program and then just change the target depth based on the piece I'm working with. An example would be
M3 G0 Z0.1250 G0 X0.0000 Y0.0000 Z0.1250 G1 X0.0000 Y0.0000 Z-0.0200 F2 G1 X0.0000 Y1.5000 Z-0.0200 F12 G1 X5.0000 Y1.5000 Z-0.0200 G1 X5.0000 Y0.0000 Z-0.0200 G1 X0.2500 Y0.0000 Z-0.0200 G1 X0.2500 Y1.2500 Z-0.0200 G1 X4.7500 Y1.2500 Z-0.0200 G1 X4.7500 Y0.2500 Z-0.0200 G1 X0.5000 Y0.2500 Z-0.0200 G1 X0.5000 Y1.0000 Z-0.0200 G1 X4.5000 Y1.0000 Z-0.0200 G1 X4.5000 Y0.5000 Z-0.0200 G1 X0.7110 Y0.5000 Z-0.0200 G1 X0.7110 Y0.7500 Z-0.0200 G1 X4.5000 Y0.7500 Z-0.0200 G0 X4.5000 Y0.7500 Z0.1250 G0 X0 Y0 M5 M30 Is there a way to alter this program so that I can put a target depth and just have it repeat at .020" intervals until it reaches the target depth? Chris http://www.blowyourbrassoff.com http://www.builderofstuff.com Just a man, his shop, and a long list of unfinished projects... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
