On 29 September 2014 16:50, Marius Liebenberg <mar...@mastercut.co.za> wrote:


>>> g90 g0 x0 y18 z20
>>> g91 g81 ^90 z-5 r20 l4 f100

> It seems to be working the wrong way round.
>
> I start with the tool at the X0 Y18 Z0 position then when I execute, The
> tool lifts up to Z20, goes to the next position,
> then dives down to Z0 and starts to retract at the feed rate up to Z20
> plus something??

I guess that it is because G91 applies to Z too. It may also depend on
the current retract mode (
http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/gcode.html#sec:G98-G99-Set )

It has been a while since I used it, I would need to fiddle about in a
sim to figure it out.

-- 
atp
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