I found that draftsight allowed me to define my mechanical elements and by using the 'sticky' characteristics of the dimension function, I was able to move the machine elements, snap the components back on the hinge points, and have the dimensions follow the new position. About 5 min worth of learning curve for me, (Obsolete, left handed, blonde, old pollack engineer)
----- Original Message ----- From: emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 9:51:35 AM Subject: Emc-users Digest, Vol 114, Issue 49 Send Emc-users mailing list submissions to emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net You can reach the person managing the list at emc-users-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Emc-users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Minimum hardware? (Sebastian Kuzminsky) 2. Re: Minimum hardware? (rayj) 3. Re: Minimum hardware? (John Thornton) 4. off topic free mechanical movement software simulation (linden) 5. Re: off topic free mechanical movement software simulation (N. Christopher Perry) 6. Re: Minimum hardware? (rayj) 7. Re: off topic free mechanical movement software simulation (Alex Hunt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:16:37 -0600 From: Sebastian Kuzminsky <s...@highlab.com> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Minimum hardware? To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Message-ID: <562af815.2020...@highlab.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On 10/23/2015 08:52 PM, rayj wrote: > I installed the latest Debain/LCNC on an Athlon XP 2400+ with 1.5 GB > ram. Seems to be running ok in the OS, I haven't tried the CNC stuff yet. > > Now to my question. It keeps asking me to install some updates, do I > install them? As I remember on the Ubuntu/LCNC they said not to because > it would make the LCNC stop working. Is that the case with Debain. > > Thanks for the answer. The advise is the same for the current Debian 7 "Wheezy" system as it was for the previous Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" system: it's a good idea to update packages, but don't update to a new distribution. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 22:28:54 -0500 From: rayj <raymo...@frontiernet.net> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Minimum hardware? To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Message-ID: <562afaf6.8050...@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Thanks for the answer, and thanks for the answers about minimum hardware. Raymond Julian Kettle River, MN The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) On 10/23/2015 10:16 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > On 10/23/2015 08:52 PM, rayj wrote: >> I installed the latest Debain/LCNC on an Athlon XP 2400+ with 1.5 GB >> ram. Seems to be running ok in the OS, I haven't tried the CNC stuff yet. >> >> Now to my question. It keeps asking me to install some updates, do I >> install them? As I remember on the Ubuntu/LCNC they said not to because >> it would make the LCNC stop working. Is that the case with Debain. >> >> Thanks for the answer. > > The advise is the same for the current Debian 7 "Wheezy" system as it > was for the previous Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" system: it's a good idea to > update packages, but don't update to a new distribution. > > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 05:43:54 -0500 From: John Thornton <j...@gnipsel.com> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Minimum hardware? To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Message-ID: <562b60ea.9010...@gnipsel.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed If you can find the Synaptic Package Manager go to Settings > Repositories on the Update tab and change Notify me of a new Ubuntu version: to Never and you won't have to worry about accidentally updating the kernel. JT On 10/23/2015 9:52 PM, rayj wrote: > I installed the latest Debain/LCNC on an Athlon XP 2400+ with 1.5 GB > ram. Seems to be running ok in the OS, I haven't tried the CNC stuff yet. > > Now to my question. It keeps asking me to install some updates, do I > install them? As I remember on the Ubuntu/LCNC they said not to because > it would make the LCNC stop working. Is that the case with Debain. > > Thanks for the answer. > > > Raymond Julian > Kettle River, MN > > The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, > understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. > And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, > egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men > admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. > -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) > > On 10/21/2015 08:20 PM, rayj wrote: >> What's the minimum hardware that the current version will run on? I >> looked at the wiki and the .org pages and the information I could find >> is for Ubuntu 8 requirements. >> >> I'm just playing and exploring, I'm not actually running a machine, so >> speed and latency aren't issues for me right now. >> >> TIA >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 21:19:05 +0800 From: linden <l...@island.net> Subject: [Emc-users] off topic free mechanical movement software simulation To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Message-ID: <562b8549.4030...@island.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Hi All I have been playing with the idea of building a hexapod or Stuart platform mill with linuxcnc for the control system. What I need help with at this stage is the design of the joints and length of the struts. I have a few designs in my head and sketched out on paper and am looking to see if any one knows of a program i could use to test various geometries before I started cutting metal and building 100 small test models. This way at least I could get a rough estimate of the expected work envelope and length of various components to do further computer testing and modelling before committing to metal. I have played a little in with blender but this is such a big program with a steep learning curve geared more to animation. It has to look right not be true in a mechanical sense. Any hints or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, linden ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 09:58:16 -0400 From: "N. Christopher Perry" <vwpe...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] off topic free mechanical movement software simulation To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Message-ID: <e831d799-d43d-4bc5-8255-41678005f...@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Linden, I'd probably start with Matlab or the open source version, Octave, to work out the kinematics. These numerical packages have some pretty powerful plotting and visualization tools that can be driven by numerical functions of your choosing. Once you work out the basic geometry l'd move to Solid works, FreeCAD or Solvespace to work out the component geometry. N. Christopher Perry > On Oct 24, 2015, at 9:19 AM, linden <l...@island.net> wrote: > > Hi All > I have been playing with the idea of building a hexapod or > Stuart platform mill with linuxcnc for the control system. > What I need help with at this stage is the design of the joints and > length of the struts. I have a few designs in my head and sketched out > on paper and am looking to see if any one knows of a program i could use > to test various geometries before I started cutting metal and building > 100 small test models. This way at least I could get a rough estimate of > the expected work envelope and length of various components to do > further computer testing and modelling before committing to metal. > I have played a little in with blender but this is such a big > program with a steep learning curve geared more to animation. It has to > look right not be true in a mechanical sense. Any hints or suggestions > will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > linden > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:40:22 -0500 From: rayj <raymo...@frontiernet.net> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Minimum hardware? To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Message-ID: <562bb476.7030...@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed I'll be sure and do that, thanks. Raymond Julian Kettle River, MN The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) On 10/24/2015 05:43 AM, John Thornton wrote: > If you can find the Synaptic Package Manager go to Settings > > Repositories on the Update tab and change Notify me of a new Ubuntu > version: to Never and you won't have to worry about accidentally > updating the kernel. > > JT > > On 10/23/2015 9:52 PM, rayj wrote: >> I installed the latest Debain/LCNC on an Athlon XP 2400+ with 1.5 GB >> ram. Seems to be running ok in the OS, I haven't tried the CNC stuff yet. >> >> Now to my question. It keeps asking me to install some updates, do I >> install them? As I remember on the Ubuntu/LCNC they said not to because >> it would make the LCNC stop working. Is that the case with Debain. >> >> Thanks for the answer. >> >> >> Raymond Julian >> Kettle River, MN >> >> The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, >> understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. >> And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, >> egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men >> admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. >> -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) >> >> On 10/21/2015 08:20 PM, rayj wrote: >>> What's the minimum hardware that the current version will run on? I >>> looked at the wiki and the .org pages and the information I could find >>> is for Ubuntu 8 requirements. >>> >>> I'm just playing and exploring, I'm not actually running a machine, so >>> speed and latency aren't issues for me right now. >>> >>> TIA >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:51:27 -0500 From: Alex Hunt <al...@ieee.org> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] off topic free mechanical movement software simulation To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Message-ID: <CAObpcpeKya6zfen1j7B2gFsNNV4ZzJ8Weo8uj=5+G=+yean...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Linden, Onshape (a web-based CAD tool) will let you link struts together and simulate movement. It's not able to script movement yet, but pushing struts around with the mouse will reveal your rough estimate of work envelope faster than a physical model. It's also pretty easy to learn - they have a lot of video tutorials for impatient amateurs like me. Alex On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 8:58 AM, N. Christopher Perry <vwpe...@comcast.net> wrote: > Linden, > > I'd probably start with Matlab or the open source version, Octave, to > work out the kinematics. These numerical packages have some pretty > powerful plotting and visualization tools that can be driven by numerical > functions of your choosing. > > Once you work out the basic geometry l'd move to Solid works, FreeCAD or > Solvespace to work out the component geometry. > > N. Christopher Perry > > > On Oct 24, 2015, at 9:19 AM, linden <l...@island.net> wrote: > > > > Hi All > > I have been playing with the idea of building a hexapod or > > Stuart platform mill with linuxcnc for the control system. > > What I need help with at this stage is the design of the joints and > > length of the struts. I have a few designs in my head and sketched out > > on paper and am looking to see if any one knows of a program i could use > > to test various geometries before I started cutting metal and building > > 100 small test models. This way at least I could get a rough estimate of > > the expected work envelope and length of various components to do > > further computer testing and modelling before committing to metal. > > I have played a little in with blender but this is such a big > > program with a steep learning curve geared more to animation. It has to > > look right not be true in a mechanical sense. 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