On 8 September 2011 19:19, Don Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need to implement Manual Tool Change Length Probing on an > EMC2 2.4.5 mill to avoid breaking the G-code into many parts. > I have several versions of the G-code subroutines. I don't think that there are any settings which will do it automatically. I think you should be able to replace all M6 T3 with O<toolchange> [3] though. I think that the O<toolchange> would then have to call M6 in the normal way, and do a G43, then G0 to some tolerance above the setting plate, do a G38 probe, then do a bit if maths with the values in #5063 and #5403, and use the value in a G10 L1, or maybe a fixed/known relationship between the toolsetter and the machine coordinates and then a bit of clever in the O<sub> to pick the right Z offset for the current coordinate system (which I think is #[5214 + 9 * 5220] ) and a G10 L10. If you don't have a tool setter, but can measure the tool-length (maybe even just height-above-table measured with a caliper with a suitable choice of toolchange position) then the G10 could pull a measurement out of a textbox in a GladeVCP panel. I probably am not answering the question you asked am I? -- atp "Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
