Re: [Emc-users] G28 absolute position

2009-03-06 Thread Robert von Knobloch
Jeff, Thanks for your solution, which worked perfectly. Just for my benefit, I would like to know if I misunderstood the command or does it not work as documented? Regards, Robert -- Open Source Business Conference

Re: [Emc-users] CNC heater

2009-03-06 Thread Ed
Ádám Novák wrote: > Hi All, > > At our company we have built a computer controlled 2 axis system which is > meant to heat up a part of a plastic sheet. There are two factors (power of > heater head and low thermal conductivity of the polymer) that requires the > heater-head to run the path 10-30 t

Re: [Emc-users] CNC heater

2009-03-06 Thread Alex Joni
> Could anyone help me on how to do this? You can also use M66 to read the current temperature via an ADC. Then your g-code program would be surrounded by a o-word while loop (while temperature < some predetermined value redo). Regards, Alex ---

Re: [Emc-users] G28 absolute position

2009-03-06 Thread Jeff Epler
On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 09:31:17AM +0100, Robert von Knobloch wrote: > Thanks for your solution, which worked perfectly. > Just for my benefit, I would like to know if I misunderstood the > command or does it not work as documented? I think the documentation is accurate but maybe not terribly clea

[Emc-users] Inkscape gcode.py error -- Unknown option: --

2009-03-06 Thread Bob Freeman
Hello, EMCers, I installed the gcode Effects for Inkscape but get the following error from Inkscape when running the Export as Gcode or when doing a Save As... Unknown option: -- usage: python [option] ... [-c cmd | -m mod | file | -] [arg] ... Try `python -h' for more information. I get the sa

Re: [Emc-users] G28 absolute position

2009-03-06 Thread Stuart Stevenson
my use of g28 is as follows g91g28z0 - this homes the Z axis with no positioning motion g90g30 - this move the machine to a predetermined tool change position if that is what I want you would be able to do this also g91g28z0 - ditto g91 Xnnn Ynnn - for a clearance move away from the part or