Eric, Are you doing tool comp with a rotating knife head?
If so I am wondering why? I didn't think that knives required tool comp? Dave On 6/30/2016 9:31 AM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > I did that and ran into another problem I am not sure how to get around. If > the vector angle exceeds a certain value (20 degrees in this case), a head > lift and knife rotation is introduced, but X/Y do not move. So I am getting > the error "Length of cutter compensation entry move is not greater than the > tool radius". This is discovered in the look ahead, so it threw me for a > moment. > > Any bright ideas on how to get around this? > > Thanks, > Eric > > > On June 30, 2016 9:14:13 AM EDT, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 30 June 2016 at 13:26, Eric H. Johnson <ejohn...@camalytics.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Is there any way around this. Do I have to turn radius compensation >> off before each head lift / drop. >> >> I think so. >> >> I spotted this in the code last week. I have absolutely no idea what >> the reasoning is behind this restriction. >> >> -- >> atp >> "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is >> designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and >> lunatics." >> — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
