[Emc-users] how to revise or configure the relative files

2009-06-17 Thread ygdan1001
Dear Sir: I have built a parallel kinematics machine, and I want to simulate its machining in EMC, I've compiled the kinematics module, but I'm not quite clear about how to integrate it in EMC2 software system, that is how to revise or configure the relative files. Will you please give me

[Emc-users] GWiz Available for Alpha Testing

2009-06-17 Thread Kenneth Lerman
See: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?GWiz_-_A_Gcode_Wizard_Framework The only thing that is remotely like a real wizard is the Holes on a Circle wizard. Feel free to write some real wizards. My next action will be to fix some of the dummy wizards that are there. Ken --

Re: [Emc-users] CAM Paper (octree-cutting) request

2009-06-17 Thread Anders Wallin
> http://www.springerlink.com/content/d8m1658322091400/ > http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.11.092 > http://www.springerlink.com/content/l26352242w782n3h/ > http://journals.pepublishing.com/content/70342283137l/ Seb replied super quickly, so I now have all four of these. thanks! AW

[Emc-users] CAM Paper (octree-cutting) request

2009-06-17 Thread Anders Wallin
I have been reading these about octree-based cutting simulations http://www.springerlink.com/content/d8m1658322091400/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.11.092 http://www.springerlink.com/content/l26352242w782n3h/ (email me directly if anyone wants the pdfs) However I would be intereste

Re: [Emc-users] Axis

2009-06-17 Thread John Kasunich
Gary P. Fiber wrote: > In Axis display the tool cone is moving at the opposite direction of my > actual Z axis. The Z Axis is moving the correct direction. "the opposite direction" would mean that when you do a -Z move, the actual tool moves down (as it should), but the tool cone in the display

[Emc-users] emc2 development switching to git on 6/20/2009

2009-06-17 Thread Jeff Epler
As I announced last month[1], we are switching to the git source control management system for emc2. The date for the transition has now been set for 6/20/2009, sometime after 12:00 GMT. Here's how it will work: * The CVS repository will be made read-only * A fresh import of the CVS history wil

[Emc-users] Axis

2009-06-17 Thread Gary P. Fiber
In Axis display the tool cone is moving at the opposite direction of my actual Z axis. The Z Axis is moving the correct direction. The tool cone is not following the measurements of the Z Axis. When the Z axis is raised, the tool cone shows it being on the work piece and when lowered it goes wa

Re: [Emc-users] Named o-words possible bug/interpreter problem

2009-06-17 Thread Kenneth Lerman
SWPadnnos is correct. The only "work around" is to use a numbered o-word. Adding string variables would be considerable effort for relatively little payback. Ken Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > Alan Condit wrote: > > >> I think that I may have found a bug in the interpreter (at the very >> l

Re: [Emc-users] Large program??

2009-06-17 Thread Jeff Epler
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 09:52:10PM -0500, K.J. Kirwan wrote: > Excellent, does EMC2 take N numbers with decimals? No, those are rejected. Jeff -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simp

Re: [Emc-users] CounterBore.py script owner

2009-06-17 Thread John Thornton
He's not missing, I'm right here... :) John On 17 Jun 2009 at 10:58, Sven Wesley wrote: > 2009/6/17 > > > Greetings all, > > > > I am trying to get in touch with 'Big John T' ... > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks > > David Nicholls > > > > > GPL rework must be licensed under GPL, it's a

Re: [Emc-users] CounterBore.py script owner

2009-06-17 Thread John Thornton
David, Sorry but I changed my email a while back due to spammers. You have my full permission to use my code in HeeksCNC. John Thornton On 17 Jun 2009 at 16:35, da...@nicholls.homeip.net wrote: > Greetings all, > > I am trying to get in touch with 'Big John T' whose email > address > 'jet10

Re: [Emc-users] CounterBore.py script owner

2009-06-17 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/6/17 > Greetings all, > > I am trying to get in touch with 'Big John T' ... > Any ideas? > > Thanks > David Nicholls > > GPL rework must be licensed under GPL, it's a part of the agreement. I would do the same thing as you do and ask the originator. Hard though, if he's missing. You ca

[Emc-users] CounterBore.py script owner

2009-06-17 Thread david
Greetings all, I am trying to get in touch with 'Big John T' whose email address 'jet1024 at semo dot net' no longer exists. Does anyone know how I can get in touch with him? I have been playing with the counterbore.py script available from http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_

Re: [Emc-users] Gear change

2009-06-17 Thread Leslie Newell
Hi Steve, > You can use the digital outputs to select a gear, with M6xx (?). Did you mean M62/M63? I am not sure how well these would work. The gear change code is edge triggered so to select gear 1 it would be M62 P1. For gear 2 it would be M63 P1 M62 P2. Thanks, Les ---

Re: [Emc-users] Gear change

2009-06-17 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:22:07 -0500, you wrote: >Leslie Newell wrote: >> I am retrofitting a lathe that has a 3-speed electrically controlled >> gearbox. The gear change sequencing will be controlled by ClassicLadder. >> Basically ClassicLadder has 3 HAL pins set up, one to select each gear. >>

Re: [Emc-users] Gear change

2009-06-17 Thread Leslie Newell
> You can use the digital outputs to select a gear, with M6xx (?). Steve, can you tell me more? > You can also make a HAL setup that can select gears based on selected > spindle speed. You'd have to pick an appropriate algorithm of course. That was my first thought. I really don't want to do