dave wrote:
>
> As for the rfl ... subroutines appear to be a real stumbling block. Life
> is NEVER simple.
>
So, it is the subroutine, and not the use of G10 L20 and then G54, that
causes the problem?
Jon
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Neil Baylis wrote:
> Maybe you could put the subroutine and the iteration in your
> slot-generating program, and have it generate the linear g-code in a
> single file.
There is a way to run interactive programs from a script, where you call
the interactive program, you specify how many lines bel
On Tue, 2010-05-18 at 12:30 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
> dave wrote:
> >>
> > Maybe this is a gentle hint to stay with linear programs. KISS
> > has its advantages.
> > I do a lot of work with a few lines of C to write G code.
> > Yes it generates lots of lines but to my simple mind an easier way to
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Jon Elson wrote:
>
>
> To make it a linear program, I would have had to run the slot generator
> program 24 times and type in the coordinates each time, then combine the
> output of these 24 program runs into one file, editing out the M02's.
> Manually typing in
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
> My understanding of run from line is that it does execute the entire
> program up to the selected line, simply not issuing NML commands for
> motion or I/O (machine state).
Yes, that WAS my understanding until this all came up!
> Another point that I think Steve B qu
dave wrote:
>>
> Maybe this is a gentle hint to stay with linear programs. KISS
> has its advantages.
> I do a lot of work with a few lines of C to write G code.
> Yes it generates lots of lines but to my simple mind an easier way to
> go. ;-)
>
Well, but, but, splutter. I have all these
dave wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-05-17 at 20:42 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
>
>> John Kasunich wrote:
>>
>>> The quirks are not with offsets. The problem is "run-from-line".
>>>
>>> It is evil. Don't do it.
>>>
>>> Sorry, just had to say that IMO RFL is only suitable for
>>> very simple progr
On Mon, 2010-05-17 at 20:42 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
> John Kasunich wrote:
> > The quirks are not with offsets. The problem is "run-from-line".
> >
> > It is evil. Don't do it.
> >
> > Sorry, just had to say that IMO RFL is only suitable for
> > very simple programs, I don't trust it to handl
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