On Thursday 06 November 2014 12:54:49 John Thornton did opine And Gene did reply: > In an hour or three the online docs should show the correction. > > JT
Thank you John. I am sure we will appreciate it. > On 11/6/2014 2:57 AM, Churms, Cecil wrote: > > I believe the following snippet from the G%20Codes.html page on the > > site is dodgy. Alternatively, I am seriously not understanding > > something. E.g. I cannot figure out a reason why from Z0, (on the > > first line) you get to Z=9 via a Z-1 command on the second line. > > > > I just thought I would let the documentation maintainers know about > > it, for when they do their next corrections run. > > > > [ Not a complaint, just trying to be helpful] > > > > Regards > > > > Cecil > > > > G2 Example Line > > G0 X0 Y0 Z0 > > G17 G2 X10 Y16 I3 J4 Z-1 (helix arc with Z added) > > P word Example > > G0 X0 Y0 Z0 > > G2 X0 Y1 Z-1 I1 J0.5 P2 F25 > > The above example line will make a clockwise (as viewed from the > > positive Z-axis) circular or helical arc whose axis is parallel to > > the Z-axis, ending where X=10, Y=16, and Z=9, with its center offset > > in the X direction by 3 units from the current X location and offset > > in the Y direction by 4 units from the current Y location. If the > > current location has X=7, Y=7 at the outset, the center will be at > > X=10, Y=11. If the starting value of Z is 9, this is a circular arc; > > otherwise it is a helical arc. The radius of this arc would be 5. > > > > [Description: cid:[email protected]] > > > > Dr Cecil L Churms > > Principal Scientist > > DebTech > > De Beers Group Services (Pty) Ltd > > > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | > > Tel: +27 11 309 3832 | Fax: +27 11 309 3052 > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************* > > ******** The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and > > may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended > > recipient, you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose the e-mail > > or any part of its contents or take any action in reliance on it. If > > you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail the sender by > > replying to this message. All reasonable precautions have been taken > > to ensure no viruses are present in this e-mail and the sender > > cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage arising from the use > > of this e-mail or attachments. > > .******************************************************************** > > ********* > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
