All,
I am cutting a dense mat material with an ultrasonic knife. It appears that when the fibers are cut I get a small amount of expansion so the part to be inset ends up just a little too large, even though it is cutting exactly the same size as the base in which it is to be inset. I was looking at tool compensations to see if I can adjust the tool path by a very small amount (0.005" - 0.01") to make the inset part just a little bit smaller, following the example here: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.5/html/gcode/tool_compensation.html The pattern runs entirely CW, so G41 should compensate in the appropriate direction. The example shows: G10 L1 P1 R0.25 Z1 Does Z1 have any meaning in compensating only in X and Y? If I set the compensation for the entire file, do I have to deal with individual lead-ins? And of course, is there an easier way to accomplish this? Thanks, Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
