On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:44:53 -0400, you wrote:
>There will always be some aspect of this that makes the operator responsible >to give the tool a clear path back to the point of the pause. The control >can not think this through for you. In other words, Feed hold, retract tool >manually to a position that will have a clear return to the stop point. Have >the ability to stop the spindle and restart to the same constant surface >setting you paused at(lathe) and return to cutting conditions you paused at. Taken as read by me. If you look at the Fanuc manuals, generally speaking, the return move is a straight line. It's up to the op to place the tool where it wont hit anything on the way back. I don't think that's unreasonable. Some in the "nanny state" seem to think that is, but it's the norm. "Caveat emptor" <G>. Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60133471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
