On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 at 16:31, fxkl47BF--- via Emc-users <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > i place a 2d object on my mill table > i put a pointer in the spindle > i use axis controls to move the spindle from one position to another > at each position i pause and record the coordinates > add a little gcode to these coordinates and i've got a program > is there something that helps to automate this
If you have a probe, then I wrote the G-code routine listed in this video description to trace the shape: https://youtu.be/JO8lLaV6pbw If you don't have a probe, then how about making one? https://youtu.be/2ia1_NKQJKs https://youtu.be/yOvBcecJ3Fg -- 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, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
