I have had a couple of customers try to use small offsets but they were never happy with the results.
Offsetting a center line path has two problems. First of all the lead in will be incorrect. EMC expects an explicit lead in move when using radius comp. If you don't provide this move then the first cutting move will be incorrect. The second problem is that SheetCam does not know about this offset so it does not allow for it. If the input geometry is very complex (usually artistic work) you can end up with a lot of very short moves. If you add offsets to these moves you can get gouging and overlapping paths. The likelihood of problems is not very high but it is there. To be honest the square corners aren't a big issue. It would be a nice feature to have but very few if any other controllers allow for square corners. Les On 25/03/2011 17:17, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > you can still use G40/G41/G42 with a tool centerline program > you would just use small numbers for the offset value > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
