Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-20 Thread dave
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:12:54 -0500 Jon Elson wrote: > Erik Christiansen wrote: > > Curve fitting to an arbitrary bunch of points is an approximate art, ( no pun intended, of course! ) > > AIUI, with tolerance calculation at all points probably taking a > > bit of time. Admittedly, I don't know wh

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-20 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Would a read ahead of 1000 lines be more time consuming than the NURB > calculation? A modest NURBS surface could be scanned pretty quickly to find the sharp edges, if any. 1000 block lookahead may not be necessary, even 100 block would probably suffice in most machines

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-20 Thread Jon Elson
Thomas Powderly wrote: > > here's how one group worked with the fast turn around at edge of work > the machine tool was like the emc2-bipod and the software built > huge arcs into the endmotions to keep velocity up and dampen the bipod swing > Certainly fixing this in the CAM is the best approac

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-20 Thread Jon Elson
Kenneth Lerman wrote: > It seems too simple. What am I missing? > It needs to look ahead an arbitrary number of blocks to see if a big slowdown is required some time ahead. When this stuff is interpreted, and that big slowdown is spotted, you have to go backwards through the blocks some amount

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-20 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/4/21 Jon Elson : > Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> Would a read ahead of 1000 lines be more time consuming than the NURB >> calculation? > A modest NURBS surface could be scanned pretty quickly to find the sharp > edges, > if any.  1000 block lookahead may not be necessary, even 100 block would > p

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread Bernhard Kubicek
On 4/20/2012 6:29 PM, Scott Hasse wrote: > Unfortunately, this approach doesn't work well for things like plastic > extrusion where it can be difficult to control the extrusion rate precisely. > Repraps, etc are able to succeed in part because they take a very naive > approach to trajectory pla

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread charles green
eping within machinetool's acceleration limits. --- On Fri, 4/20/12, Jon Elson wrote: > From: Jon Elson > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a > EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie) > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Date: Frida

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:47:44 +0100, you wrote: >On 20 April 2012 06:42, Scott Hasse wrote: >> Rather than trying to solve this problem in a million places not under our >> control, doesn't it make sense to try and solve it properly in one place >> and look more closely at using more than one line

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread charles green
general - feed, movement bounds, spindle speeds, tool numbers, etc. so commanded feedrates in a file are upper bounds, and within those bounds, maximum feedrates are always possible. --- On Fri, 4/20/12, Jon Elson wrote: > From: Jon Elson > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planni

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 20.04.12 12:25, Jon Elson wrote: > Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > Doesn't even G02/G03 result in a series of very small linear moves sent to > > the servo motors? Wouldn't a NURB conversion do the same thing > > Yes, in a way. But, the G02/G03 is known to be a single move, so > there is no velocit

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread Jon Elson
Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2012/4/21 Jon Elson : > >> Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> >>> Would a read ahead of 1000 lines be more time consuming than the NURB >>> calculation? >>> >> A modest NURBS surface could be scanned pretty quickly to find the sharp >> edges, >> if any. 1000 block lo

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/4/21 Jon Elson : > > The real problem I see is that RATIONAL G-code that was correctly written to > perform a particular operation cannot be executed as fast as the machine and > drives COULD allow it to go, due to the stop on next block requirement. I agree. What I see the big issue for solv

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, Since we have discussed this so long I have remembered a project that would be similar and maybe be completed at the same time. I want to implement 5 axis cutter compensation. Currently, LinuxCNC's cutter compensation takes the cutter radius into consideration. This makes the implemen

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread charles green
routine mode wouldnt have the texture advantage of nice feedrate smoothness. --- On Sat, 4/21/12, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > From: Viesturs Lācis > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a > EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie) > To: "Enhanced Machin

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-21 Thread Jon Elson
Viesturs Lācis wrote: > What I see the big issue for solving this in trajectory planner or > whatever _inside_ LinuxCNC is that I do not see, how to determine by > some hard facts, what is the best way to determine the lookup amount. > The number of blocks you need to look ahead is variable. The

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 21.04.12 23:23, Jon Elson wrote: > Viesturs Lācis wrote: > > What I see the big issue for solving this in trajectory planner or > > whatever _inside_ LinuxCNC is that I do not see, how to determine by > > some hard facts, what is the best way to determine the lookup amount. > > > The number o

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Michael Haberler
gents, you are busily inventing path queueing mechanism number 3. The existing ones are: CRC offset curve aka queued_canon, and NCD aka chained_points. Other ideas have been floating around like a circular buffer in front of motion so motions can be stepped back. If this goes on like discussed

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 4/22/2012 11:07 AM, Michael Haberler wrote: > gents, you are busily inventing path queueing mechanism number 3. The > existing ones are: CRC offset curve aka queued_canon, and NCD aka > chained_points. Michael: I'm trying to get up to speed on the issues discussed in this thread. Not being a

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread andy pugh
On 22 April 2012 16:07, Michael Haberler wrote: > gents, you are busily inventing path queueing mechanism number 3. The > existing ones are: CRC offset curve aka queued_canon, and NCD aka > chained_points. I think CRC is "Cutter Radius Compensation" and NCD os "Naive CAM detection"? I suspect t

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:48:56 +0100, you wrote: >On 22 April 2012 16:07, Michael Haberler wrote: >> gents, you are busily inventing path queueing mechanism number 3. The >> existing ones are: CRC offset curve aka queued_canon, and NCD aka >> chained_points. > >I think CRC is "Cutter Radius Compe

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Kenneth Lerman
On 04/22/2012 08:31 PM, Steve Blackmore wrote: > On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:48:56 +0100, you wrote: > >> On 22 April 2012 16:07, Michael Haberler wrote: >>> gents, you are busily inventing path queueing mechanism number 3. The >>> existing ones are: CRC offset curve aka queued_canon, and NCD aka >>>

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Stuart Stevenson
John Q. Public has no idea what Emc2/LinuxCNC is. Their opinion is absolutely meaningless. The individuals searching for a control for a machine tool will have some understanding and ask some questions. The level of the question will reveal the level understanding of any certain area. The list answ

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 4/22/2012 3:48 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 22 April 2012 16:07, Michael Haberler wrote: >> gents, you are busily inventing path queueing mechanism number 3. The >> existing ones are: CRC offset curve aka queued_canon, and NCD aka >> chained_points. > I think CRC is "Cutter Radius Compensation"

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Jon Elson
Erik Christiansen wrote: > Jon, there's probably no need to do this backwards. Look-ahead only > needs to be simple look-ahead, nothing more, AIUI. The current velocity > (feedrate) is known, and the stopping distance for the machine at that > velocity is fixed. > > So, by summing immediately upcom

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Jon Elson
Michael Haberler wrote: > > I would also think the effort is considerable, and would not necessarily > recommend grafting this onto the current code. But then it's time to start > collecting ideas for Linuxcnc3. > Wow, a lot of details. Well, certainly this is not something to be patched-on

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/4/23 Steve Blackmore : > > What is ja3? Joints_axes3 branch in master git repository. > Is it any wonder that Joe Public has such a poor > opinion of EMC/LinuxCNC!! - I've been here 4 years and you've yet to > convince me it's not a closed shop speaking in a secret language. Steve, no offen

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Michael Haberler
let's discuss terminology for a minute (paths vs gcode segments) we have: 1. linear G-code programs (no oword control structures) 2. G-code with arbitrary control structures 3. Some other yet-to-be-invented language for machine control. execution of any such program generates a path (sequence of

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-22 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:43:05 -0400, you wrote: >What does f^^^ mean? That's not the level of discourse we expect from >our colleagues. I'd suggest that if you can't be civil, you should be gone. > >Please. Apologies - no offense meant, just an everyday expression from a plain speaking northerne

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-23 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:05:17 +0300, you wrote: >2012/4/23 Steve Blackmore : >> >> What is ja3? > >Joints_axes3 branch in master git repository. > >> Is it any wonder that Joe Public has such a poor >> opinion of EMC/LinuxCNC!! - I've been here 4 years and you've yet to >> convince me it's not a cl

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 April 2012 01:31, Steve Blackmore wrote: > What the f^^^ is ja3? It isn't really of much relevance to the general user at the moment, but it is a development branch in which there is no longer an explicit link between "axes" and "joints". There are places in the current software where ther

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-23 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 4/23/2012 2:24 AM, Michael Haberler wrote: > let's discuss terminology for a minute (paths vs gcode segments) > > we have: > 1. linear G-code programs (no oword control structures) > 2. G-code with arbitrary control structures > 3. Some other yet-to-be-invented language for machine control. > >

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-23 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:01:30 +0100, you wrote: >On 23 April 2012 01:31, Steve Blackmore wrote: > >> What the f^^^ is ja3? > >It isn't really of much relevance to the general user at the moment, >but it is a development branch in which there is no longer an explicit >link between "axes" and "joint

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-23 Thread Chris Morley
I was searching the web and came across this paper: about nurbs planning including s curve acceleration. www.cadanda.com/CAD_4_1-4__34.PDF Above my pay grade but interesting. I was also thinking it would be interesting to discuss the frame work of a linuxcnc3. Is it useful to start clean on e

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-24 Thread andy pugh
On 24 April 2012 03:19, Chris Morley wrote: > And on the side of that who would/could document the > innards of linuxcnc so some less skilled programmers > could contribute. I think somebody is already looking at this. > I think HAL as a whole would be pretty much just used > as is. I'm sure so

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-24 Thread Les Newell
An easily customizable GUI would be nice. You very often need to be able to add or remove GUI features depending on the machine. This and jog while paused are the main reasons why I still use Mach on my mill. Les > Of course I'm thinking on the developers side, what do integrators > wish for?

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-24 Thread andy pugh
On 24 April 2012 11:30, Les Newell wrote: > An easily customizable GUI would be nice. Have a look at gscreen, which is a UI written by Chris Morley entirely in Glade http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/component/kunena/?func=view&catid=41&id=17806&limit=6&start=24#17895 I haven't tried it

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-24 Thread Claude Froidevaux
Hi, Time to give my point of view (really interesting threat). IMHO, stopping inside the next code block is absolutely not needed. What is needed, is that all processed lookahead line are stocked inside the real-time part (EMC) and not in Axis or any other application. (EMC will eat as many li

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-24 Thread Dave
S curve accels are very important on fast machines and very desirable on high inertia machines at lower speeds. >>Are people happy with the GUI/ screen options that are starting to open up? Yes, Extremely happy! :-) GladeVCP, Gscreen, and Touchy are a huge steps forward. Dave On 4/23/2012

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-24 Thread sam sokolik
Strictly from an outside observer.. I would thing that modularizing (is that even a word) linuxcnc so like hal (that can run by itself) each 'module' could be replaced with a different one. So - say someone writes a different g-code parser.. or a different TP.. or whatever. These could be

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-25 Thread charles green
eff carrot carrot carrot "mom! jonny went on the internet and typed a BAD word!" "now jenny.. dont be upset. you know the censors keep the internet perfectly bland." --- On Sun, 4/22/12, Steve Blackmore wrote: > From: Steve Blackmore > Subject: Re: [Emc-user

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-25 Thread charles green
exaggerated mechanism contraption 3? i am stoked for more lowgrade cable movie series. --- On Sun, 4/22/12, Steve Blackmore wrote: > From: Steve Blackmore > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a > EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie) > To: "

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-04-25 Thread Joachim Franek
http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/67/91/18/PDF/2012_beudaert_lavernhe_tournier_Feedrate_interpolation_with_axis_jerk_constraints_on_5_axis_NURBS_and_G1_tool_path.pdf Joachim -- Live Security Virtual Conference Excl

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

2012-05-02 Thread Joachim Franek
"High speed interpolation for micro-line trajectory and adaptive real-time look-ahead scheme in CNC machining" http://www.mmrc.iss.ac.cn/~xgao/papernc/2011-scichina-1.pdf Joachim -- Live Security Virtual Conference Excl

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