Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 03 October 2014 19:01:29 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: > On 3 October 2014 20:24, Gene Heskett wrote: > > This is one item I agree with, but the limiting factor I haven't > > figured out is how to store those remaps, they should be in a > > separate subdir of nc_files, nameable

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-03 Thread andy pugh
On 3 October 2014 20:24, Gene Heskett wrote: > This is one item I agree with, but the limiting factor I haven't figured > out is how to store those remaps, they should be in a separate subdir of > nc_files, nameable not in the config, but in the gcode file itself. I disagree, the remap is part o

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 03 October 2014 11:08:30 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: > On 3 October 2014 16:01, Dave Cole wrote: > > Is this the best docs to reference on remapping? > > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/remap/structure.html#_introduction_exte > > nding_the_rs274ngc_interpreter_by_remapping_code

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-03 Thread Dave Cole
On 10/3/2014 11:08 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 3 October 2014 16:01, Dave Cole wrote: > >> Is this the best docs to reference on remapping? >> http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/remap/structure.html#_introduction_extending_the_rs274ngc_interpreter_by_remapping_codes > Yes, though while reading through it

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-03 Thread andy pugh
On 3 October 2014 16:01, Dave Cole wrote: > Is this the best docs to reference on remapping? > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/remap/structure.html#_introduction_extending_the_rs274ngc_interpreter_by_remapping_codes Yes, though while reading through it to see what _can_ be done, bear in mind that

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-03 Thread Dave Cole
I really don't understand the re-map process and I should. Is this the best docs to reference on remapping? http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/remap/structure.html#_introduction_extending_the_rs274ngc_interpreter_by_remapping_codes Thanks, Dave On 10/3/2014 5:14 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 2 October 2

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-03 Thread andy pugh
On 2 October 2014 22:47, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Anyway, inserting those G41.1/G42.1, when jet-on and G40 on jet-off > moments seems like the easiest way. You could, potentially, re-map M31 and M32 to be spindle-on-with compensation. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifix

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2014-10-03 5:00 GMT+03:00 Dave Cole : > Yes. This water jet has two heads and 4 valves to control the two jets > and two abrasive feed valves. They switch between them. Ok, got it . Thanks! Viesturs -- Meet PCI DSS 3.0 C

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread Dave Cole
On 10/2/2014 5:47 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2014-10-03 0:29 GMT+03:00 Dave Cole : >> I'm using M64 P0 to turn on the waterjet and M65 P0 to turn it off. > Any particular reason not to use M3/M5 commands? At least I did that > on my waterjet, customer never commented about that. It just seems > li

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2014-10-03 0:29 GMT+03:00 Dave Cole : > I'm using M64 P0 to turn on the waterjet and M65 P0 to turn it off. Any particular reason not to use M3/M5 commands? At least I did that on my waterjet, customer never commented about that. It just seems like common sense - tool on and tool off, whatever is

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread Dave Cole
Yes, I think that a G41.1 or G42.1 will need to be invoked at the beginning of each cut depending on travel direction and then a G40 will need to be used at the end of each cut so the travel direction can be changed for the following cut. Lead ins are used to start all cuts so I am hoping I can

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread Dave Cole
Turning > 734-279-1831 > > -Original Message- > From: sam sokolik [mailto:sa...@empirescreen.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 11:27 AM > To: EMC developers > Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table > > are you saying have a g41.1 on > On

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson john...@superiorroll.com Superior Roll & Turning 734-279-1831 -Original Message- From: Jeff Johnson [mailto:john...@superiorroll.com] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 12:10 PM To: 'EMC developers' Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Tabl

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread Jeff Johnson
pers Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table are you saying have a g41.1 on On 10/2/2014 10:07 AM, Dave Cole wrote: > On 10/2/2014 10:46 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 2 October 2014 15:40, Dave Cole wrote: >>> They would like to be able to adjust th

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread sam sokolik
wow - didn't mean to send that.. well to finish my thought - would you put g41.1 at the begining of every part/shape? I could see that working very well. sam On 10/2/2014 10:26 AM, sam sokolik wrote: > are you saying have a g41.1 on > On 10/2/2014 10:07 AM, Dave Cole wrote: >> On 10/2/2014 10

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread sam sokolik
are you saying have a g41.1 on On 10/2/2014 10:07 AM, Dave Cole wrote: > On 10/2/2014 10:46 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 2 October 2014 15:40, Dave Cole wrote: >>> They would like to be able to adjust the jet size (think tool diameter) >>> on the fly >> This is probably most easily done with G42.1 a

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 October 2014 16:07, Dave Cole wrote: > So perhaps if I had the tool/jet diameter in a hal float pin, I could > use that along with the analog input function in Gcode to grab the hal > value and then assign it via an invocation of G42.1 or G41.1 ? > > Does that sound possible/reasonable? > > S

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread Dave Cole
On 10/2/2014 10:46 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 2 October 2014 15:40, Dave Cole wrote: >> They would like to be able to adjust the jet size (think tool diameter) >> on the fly > This is probably most easily done with G42.1 and G41.1, though the > G-code would have to actually stop and look for new va

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 October 2014 15:40, Dave Cole wrote: > They would like to be able to adjust the jet size (think tool diameter) > on the fly This is probably most easily done with G42.1 and G41.1, though the G-code would have to actually stop and look for new values from an input source. Any change of tool

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-10-02 Thread Dave Cole
LLC. >> PH: 734-279-1831 >> www.superiorroll.com >> >> -Original Message- >> From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 12:46 PM >> To: EMC developers >> Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Ta

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-06 Thread Gene Heskett
tools, 10-29 for lathe tools. Wish list... ;-) > Rick Lair > Superior Roll & Turning LLC. > PH: 734-279-1831 > www.superiorroll.com > > -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 12:46 PM > To: EMC developers

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-06 Thread Rick Lair
sage- From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 8:04 AM To: EMC developers Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table On 6 August 2014 12:40, Rick Lair wrote: > The guys tried running a program last night, and as soon as it gets

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-06 Thread andy pugh
On 6 August 2014 12:40, Rick Lair wrote: > The guys tried running a program last night, and as soon as it gets to the > tool call in the program, the gcode for the program disappears and the > subroutine pops up in the window, and the gremlin backplot jumps from the > picture of the part and goes

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-06 Thread Rick Lair
odge...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 12:46 PM To: EMC developers Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table On 5 August 2014 17:36, Rick Lair wrote: > Apparently I spoke too soon, but I swear it was working properly yesterday, > when I did the update. > &

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-05 Thread Dewey Garrett
For testing is a set of two patches (apply to current git master): Subject: [PATCH 1/2] lathe-fanucy: conform for pickconfig Subject: [PATCH 2/2] tooledit: allow specification of toolno range - New options for tooledit (-min, -max):

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-05 Thread andy pugh
On 5 August 2014 17:36, Rick Lair wrote: > Apparently I spoke too soon, but I swear it was working properly yesterday, > when I did the update. > > The original toolchange.ngc file you wrote works fine, what we modified it > too doesn't. For some reason it is not reading/using the tool data in th

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-05 Thread Rick Lair
Apparently I spoke too soon, but I swear it was working properly yesterday, when I did the update. The original toolchange.ngc file you wrote works fine, what we modified it too doesn't. For some reason it is not reading/using the tool data in the T1 locations in the tool table. The wear offsets

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-05 Thread Rick Lair
The normal tool location data is stored in the the T1 numbers, the wear offset data is in the T10001 numbers. Here is copy of a tool table from one of the turning centers T10001 P21 X-0.0004 Y0.0 Z0.0013 A0.0 B0.0 C0.0 U0.0 V0.0 W0.0 D0.0 I0.0 J0.0 Q0.0 ;comment T10002 P22 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0 A0.0 B

Re: [Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-05 Thread andy pugh
On 5 August 2014 14:56, Rick Lair wrote: > One of the few things we have been wondering about though is if there is an > ability to make a separate table/tab to be able to put those wear offsets in > instead of the main tool table I am still not sure how you are using the tool table, if you are

[Emc-developers] Tool Table and Wear offset Table

2014-08-05 Thread Rick Lair
Hello Guys, Trying not to push the envelope too far, We have implemented Andy's Fanucy tool remap into our configuration on one of our turning centers, and it is a tremendous improvement in regards to some of the things we have been pushing since the inception of LinuxCNC in our shop. It wi