Re: [Emc-users] Show Hidden Files and Directories????

2009-07-01 Thread a
hi you right. i just got machine running, program ready and got trouble with loading program. thanks for all help aram a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: i understand that, but my question is when I will get 10 000 files will they all be there with ~ mark?? Files that I used 5 -10 years ago

[Emc-users] Hostory of EMC / supported G-codes

2009-07-01 Thread Rob Jansen
I just got an email concerning the use of the G64 P... G-code I introduced in the output of the postprocessor in DeskProto. I found this to improve speed a lot and reported this to DeskProto about a year ago - they were happy to add this in their default post processor configuration. Apparently

Re: [Emc-users] 3 axis gantry used to work, now motors are whining

2009-07-01 Thread John Thornton
Graham, Really nice build. I'm very impressed with the electrical work you have done. John On 30 Jun 2009 at 20:15, Graham Cowan wrote: I did change the torch on control to the spindle on function. I went back and tried inverting the step pins in stepconf. It works. I am at a loss for

Re: [Emc-users] Hostory of EMC / supported G-codes

2009-07-01 Thread Chris Radek
On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 12:45:28PM +0200, Rob Jansen wrote: would be good to have a historical overview of all the changes since http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Released Maybe this is something like what you want - it is all (?) the release notes from all (?) the EMC2 releases.

[Emc-users] Need help please with probe electronics

2009-07-01 Thread alan battersby
Hello everyone, I thought that I would make a probe for my setup. My idea was to have one fixed plate and one movable plate attached to the probe head. These plates are initially in contact and move apart as the probe hits the surface thus breaking contact like a switch. I built this and tested

Re: [Emc-users] Need help please with probe electronics

2009-07-01 Thread Dave Caroline
short to ground the input probably has a pull up resistor Dave Caroline and maybe invert the sense -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

[Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-01 Thread Wayne Patterson
Hey Guys, I have been reading the list for a few months and I was hoping that someone else would ask these questions or something close but no one did. Durn! First I'm new to EMC and CAM in general so forgive me if this is a simple question. I know that a post processor is needed to convert CAD

Re: [Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Nothing for 'free' made any sense to me. Here is a link to some software which has a good bang for the buck: http://www.vectric.com/ I do a LOT with Rhino and RhinoCam and usually run circles around the Solidworks and MasterCam folks, but there we are in a different price range. Rainer On Wed,

Re: [Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-01 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/7/1 Wayne Patterson way...@wavelinx.net Hey Guys, I have been reading the list for a few months and I was hoping that someone else would ask these questions or something close but no one did. Durn! First I'm new to EMC and CAM in general so forgive me if this is a simple question. I

Re: [Emc-users] Need help please with probe electronics

2009-07-01 Thread Jim Combs
Parallel port pins typically are open collector (They can only sink current to ground) with an internal pull-up resistor. You will need to short to ground on contact or add an inverter to your setup. alan

Re: [Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Lenny, There are two steps from the VariCad (or any CAD system) to NC code. You need an application (CAM system) to create a generic cutter path and then you run the generic cutter path against a control specific post processor to create NC code for a particular control. Most CAM systems

Re: [Emc-users] Hostory of EMC / supported G-codes

2009-07-01 Thread Jon Elson
Chris Radek wrote: On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 12:45:28PM +0200, Rob Jansen wrote: would be good to have a historical overview of all the changes since http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Released Maybe this is something like what you want - it is all (?) the release notes

Re: [Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-01 Thread Sven Wesley
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_EMC_G-Code_Generators http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_EMC_G-Code_GeneratorsLook for chapter 9, PyCam. I never got it to read my files though. --S 2009/7/1 Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com Lenny, There are two steps from

Re: [Emc-users] OpenGL on EMC2? + 7i43

2009-07-01 Thread Richard Acosta
What has this anyhting to do about what i asked? El 25/06/2009 10:49 a.m., Stuart Stevenson escribió: Gentlemen, My personal preference for installing EMC2 is as follows: install a minimum of 256 mb ram try to use the motherboard video (keep as simple as possible) in bios - set

Re: [Emc-users] OpenGL on EMC2? + 7i43

2009-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Well Richard I was just reading your posts and questions and realizing your LOST situation thought I could HELP a little. Sorry for bothering you. Do NOT worry it will NOT happen again. thank you very much Stuart On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Richard Acostaeyela...@gmail.com wrote: What has

Re: [Emc-users] OpenGL on EMC2? + 7i43

2009-07-01 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
I find Stuart's preffered installation method helpful. One question Stuart. Do you use the live CD or a stock install of Ubuntu 6.06 or 8.04? Based on your notes, it would appear you use a stock install since you add the install.sh script. If this is the case, I am assuming you have had better

Re: [Emc-users] Hostory of EMC / supported G-codes

2009-07-01 Thread Jeff Epler
No, there's not a comprehensive list. The wiki would be a good place to put it, and the changelog of the emc2 package is a good source for what was added in what version. However, the changelog won't have have information about what was changed since old emc (not emc2) from bdi. Jeff

[Emc-users] Use Setup and Recommendations of Limit/Home switches

2009-07-01 Thread Hubert Bahr
I see on this list that Limit switches are highly recommended. Not only to identify mechanical limits of the system but also for finding the mechanical 0, 0, 0 coordinates. I also see the implication that this can also be used to re-zero the machine if it becomes lost. To me this implies

Re: [Emc-users] Hostory of EMC / supported G-codes

2009-07-01 Thread Rob Jansen
Chris Radek wrote: would be good to have a historical overview of all the changes since Thanks Chris, this may not be the comprehensive feature list I was looking for (I know the chance of having such a list is small) but it does allow me to track some of EMC's history. Something that is nice

Re: [Emc-users] Hostory of EMC / supported G-codes

2009-07-01 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Rob Jansen wrote: I just got an email concerning the use of the G64 P... G-code I introduced in the output of the postprocessor in DeskProto. I found this to improve speed a lot and reported this to DeskProto about a year ago - they were happy to add this in their default post processor

Re: [Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-01 Thread Wayne Patterson
Thanks for all the help guys! Now I have plenty more to study. hehehe Again, thanks for the help and fast responce LennyWayne -- ___ Emc-users mailing list

Re: [Emc-users] OpenGL on EMC2? + 7i43

2009-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Brian, I seem to get better hardware recognition and everything seems to work better. I don't know the details of the hardware recognition and the live CD may be just as good but my experience makes me feel the stock install handles the hardware better. thanks Stuart On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at

Re: [Emc-users] Use Setup and Recommendations of Limit/Home switches

2009-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Hubert, I depends on the accuracy you are looking for. For machined metal parts you will need to have a Z marker pulse on your encoder. The limit switch only serves to position the slide so the home search will find the marker pulse on the same revolution of the ball screw so the home position

Re: [Emc-users] 3 axis gantry used to work, now motors are whining

2009-07-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 30 June 2009, Graham Cowan wrote: I did change the torch on control to the spindle on function. I went back and tried inverting the step pins in stepconf. It works. I am at a loss for words, because I have never had them inverted. The only thing I have inverted is the Z home because I

Re: [Emc-users] Need help please with probe electronics

2009-07-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 01 July 2009, alan battersby wrote: Hello everyone, I thought that I would make a probe for my setup. My idea was to have one fixed plate and one movable plate attached to the probe head. These plates are initially in contact and move apart as the probe hits the surface thus breaking

Re: [Emc-users] OpenGL on EMC2? + 7i43

2009-07-01 Thread John Kasunich
Stuart Stevenson wrote: Brian, I seem to get better hardware recognition and everything seems to work better. I don't know the details of the hardware recognition and the live CD may be just as good but my experience makes me feel the stock install handles the hardware better. thanks

Re: [Emc-users] OpenGL on EMC2? + 7i43

2009-07-01 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
I realize that one-stop-shopping as provided by the Live-CD appeals to some, but those folks have to realize that we can only support EMC, we can't possibly support the entire operating system. Regards, John Kasunich I personally am a linux, cnc, electronics and machining newbie and lurk