On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Martin Dobbins <tu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> My guess is that Path pilot is probably easier to use than Mach 3 or Mach >> 4 and easier for Tormach to support which is why they made the decision to >> move away from their previous software offerings I think it was because they wanted to make a lathe, and Mach has never been better than "OK" for lathes. It basically doesn't do spindle-synched motion as well as LinuxCNC. I suspect (but don't know) that the Mach motion-controller doesn't run in realtime so has to predict rather than react to the spindle encoder. > I don't know the facts, I know some of them, Tormach came to one of the LinuxCNC-fests in Wichita. -- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
