2012/12/6 andy pugh <[email protected]>: > On 6 December 2012 05:22, propcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The machine should lift down >> the touch probe, make measurements, lift up the probe and start milling >> according to measurements > >> How about LinuxCNC - will it be capable of doing such operations? > > Yes, that should be possible. People probe for the material surface > with plasma cutters all the time. > I am not clear how you are going to work out the length difference > between the probe and the cutter. >
That should be easy - mill the surface at specific height with a tool of known length and then probe that surface to find out the point at which the probe was tripped and then simply calculate the difference. -- Viesturs If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
