On Thursday 01 August 2019 02:59:37 andy pugh wrote: > On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 04:36, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> > wrote: > > output of arcgenm18.py is assumeing G17. not G18. So I need to > > > translate the ijk into what it would be for G18 motion. Is there a > > rule of thumb for that? > > G17 XY IJ > G18 XZ IK > G19 YZ JK
Thanks Andy. It would be very helpfull if that was added to the docs. > So to change a G17 arc to a G18 change Y to Z and J to K. > > You won't get a true segment of a cylinder with a cylindrical tool. > Which was why I suggested a rotating disc that looks like an actual > Woodruff cutter. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
