http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#sub:numbered-parameters
It's a good idea to read and study this document. John Dammeyer > -----Original Message----- > From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > Sent: July-12-21 3:10 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 'automatically' go halfway between 2 points > > > On 7/12/21 9:20 AM, Les Newell wrote: > > It's pretty easy to do this in g-code. There is no need to get > > involved with HAL programming. > > Here is one way I do it on my mill. I have buttons for the following: > > Zero X (runs code G92X0) > > Zero Y (runs code G92Y0) > > Zero Z (runs code G92Z0) > > X/2 (runs code G92X[#5420 / 2]) > > Y/2 (runs code G92X[#5421 / 2]) > > > > what does the "#5420" do/mean? > > > Ron > > > > > Say I want to find the centre of X. I find one X edge using a probe or > > eyeball as required then zero X. Move to the other side and hit X/2. > > X0 is now in the centre. > > If you have an electronic probe this plugin works quite well > > <https://github.com/linuxcnc-probe-screen/probe-screen-ng>. > > > > Les > > > > On 12/07/2021 05:29, R C wrote: > >> 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
