On 11/21/2014 7:58 AM, Ed wrote: > If it is a consistent amount and predictable wear, one Q&D solution is > to program to rough to half the amount, stop spindle, move tool, M1 to > pause, change insert, S to restart, move tool back and restart cut. > > On a similar note, I have a lathe with a 6T Fanuc control. It will let > you pause, move tool, do whatever, and restart cut, The caveat is that > the tool has to be moved back to the EXACT position that you moved it > from at pause.
Sounds like exactly what LCNC users want. (And everyone with a Torchmate plasma table!) Would it be possible to have a predefined pause and move command set that could be inserted into the code on the fly, pop it in immediately after the current line being executed? Hit the pause button, the code gets inserted to interrupt the machine. It stops the cut and moves to the location to service the tooling. Hit resume and it returns to the position to execute the next line of code, while the inserted commands get removed. It wouldn't work so well for when the current line has the machine moving a long distance before the next line will execute, but for code that has a lot of short movements it could do the job. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
