Gene, I used debug to capture the path of the first slot and put it into my subroutine. Run the following in sim and see what you think. Even at F2 and 0.001" DOC one slot only takes a smidgen over 2 minutes to cut in my sim.
F2 T1 M6 G43 #<z-final> = -0.025 #<z-step> = 0.001 G0 X1.1 Y0 Z0.05 #<current-r> = 0 G10 L2 P1 R#<current-r> o100 repeat [60] G0 X1.15 Y0 G1 X1.093745 Y-0.003410 Z0 o110 while [#5422 GT #<z-final>] G1 X1.093745 Y-0.003410 Z[#5422 - #<z-step>] G3 X1.093747 Y0.002728 R1.09375 G1 X1.183744 Y0.003611 G2 X1.183744 Y-0.003611 R1.18375 G1 X1.093747 Y-0.002728 o110 endwhile G0 Z0.05 X0 Y0 #<current-r> = [#<current-r> + 6] G10 L2 P1 R#<current-r> o100 endrepeat M2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users