I've been watching the Tormach Path Pilot videos and there's a lot of information in the LCNC side of things for setting tool height etc. There are a number of G-Code macros that can find edges.
John > -----Original Message----- > From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > Sent: July-11-21 9:58 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 'automatically' go halfway between 2 points > > Hi John, > > > I have seen videos about these electronic "add on" DROs that is actually > why I am asking.�� It would be incredibly helpful finding the center of > circles (aka holes), or squares, the center of stock etc etc. > > > That's why I wondered if there is something like that in linuxcnc.�� > (Maybe I should start looking into how to build plugins for linuxcnc...� ) > > thanks, > > Ron > > > On 7/11/21 10:47 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > I still have my Shumatech DRO on my mill. I touch one side and zero the > > axis. I then move across and jog until the LED goes on. > Then FCN 1 and the axis letter button. At that point the axis changes to > minus halfway between where I just touched off and the > original 0 point. > > > > I move to make the DRO show 0 and then touch off that axis on the AXIS > > screen. Now I have the center point between the two > edges. Since the LED indicator probe is 0.2" diameter the distance to the > center doesn't matter. Only if I am trying to find the edge > and the Shumatech can be told the diameter of the probe. > > > > Certainly there must be an easy way to do this with LCNC? The Shumatech > > software has been around for at least 13 years. > > > > John > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: July-11-21 9:29 PM > >> To: linuxcnc-users-list > >> Subject: [Emc-users] 'automatically' go halfway between 2 points > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> > >> in linuxcnc,? is there an easy/automated way to get halfway between two > >> points??? (Fort example, you'd touch off somewhere, move to some > >> coordinate (x, y)? (or even (x, y, z)) and go inbetween right to the the > >> middle of where you touched off and where the spindle is now? > >> > >> > >> thanks, > >> > >> > >> Ron > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
