Sorry about the wrapped link but I'm on a windoz machine and my mail reader
does
it automagicly. I'm not a linux guru either and found no problem following the
instructions in that link to install the CVS TRUNK version of EMC2.
I thought you asked how to get the CVS Trunk vesion and that link
On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:21:01 -0700, you wrote:
Would it be possible to have the coolant turn off when
I hit feed hold?(I usually hit the pkey for feed hold)
Most of my parts require alot of coolant so I cant
see the tool at all.Should F8 do this?
If it is a pain in the rear to do I can put a
P is for pause program not feed hold. F8 is flood toggle. If you use AXIS
look in
Help/AXIS Quick Reference for all the hot keys.
If you find the need to pause the program often perhaps you should look at
changing your code to stop for you and turn off your flood.
John
On 11 Oct 2008 at
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:44:10 -0600, you wrote:
P is for pause program not feed hold. F8 is flood toggle. If you use AXIS
look in
Help/AXIS Quick Reference for all the hot keys.
If you find the need to pause the program often perhaps you should look at
changing your code to stop for you and
I think if you look through the archives, you'll see that Steve (the
other Steve) is looking for the ability to pause a running program, then
do some things manually, then resume the running program. At the
moment, this is not as easy to do with EMC2 as it is with some other
controls. There
On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 07:21:01PM -0700, Terry wrote:
Would it be possible to have the coolant turn off when
I hit feed hold?(I usually hit the pkey for feed hold)
halui has an output halui.program.is-paused and you could invert
(hal not block) this and then and it (hal and2 block) with
I wish I had a memory like yours :)
All this time I thought Steve was asking about Feed Hold...
John
On 12 Oct 2008 at 11:34, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
I think if you look through the archives, you'll see that Steve (the
other Steve) is looking for the ability to pause a running program,
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:09:41 -0600, you wrote:
I wish I had a memory like yours :)
All this time I thought Steve was asking about Feed Hold...
I was, but a feed hold that allows nothing else is pretty worthless ;)
Steve Blackmore
--
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:34:49 -0400, you wrote:
I think if you look through the archives, you'll see that Steve (the
other Steve) is looking for the ability to pause a running program, then
do some things manually, then resume the running program. At the
moment, this is not as easy to do with
That depends on the type of machine you have.
On my Bridgeport clone:
1 -- Hit feed hold
2 -- Lower the knee
3 -- Replace the tool
4 -- Raise the knee
5 -- Continue
Not worthless to me.
Ken
Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:09:41 -0600, you wrote:
I wish I had a memory like
Here it is...
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-
bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#Getting_the_source_with_CVS
John
On 12 Oct 2008 at 20:29, Steve Blackmore wrote:
CVS trunk? If I knew where it was, or how to do it, I'd try it.
Steve Blackmore
--
A lot more got put into my question than I expected.
I dont want to do any changing or stop running the
program,
The reason I wanted this feedhold feature is lets say
you are running a tool for the first time and are coming
down near the part you could hit feedhold and look at the distance to go
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:07:03 -0600, you wrote:
Here it is...
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-
bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#Getting_the_source_with_CVS
John
On 12 Oct 2008 at 20:29, Steve Blackmore wrote:
Still same question, that wrapped link tells me little. It doesn't tell
me how to get
Gentlemen,
apology to Terry for hijacking his question - I will refrain from that
in the future
Stuart
On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Len Shelton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A lot more got put into my question than I expected.
...Probably because a lot of us want this sort of functionality. I
Quite alright
Chris answered it pretty early on anyway
I just wanted to give a little insight on
why I wanted this feedhold function.
Your comment on making offsets on the fly is
an item I hope the guys will consider.Probably
not a working day of my life I havent used this
function.
It might be
Would it be possible to have the coolant turn off when
I hit feed hold?(I usually hit the pkey for feed hold)
Most of my parts require alot of coolant so I cant
see the tool at all.Should F8 do this?
If it is a pain in the rear to do I can put a switch to
do it manually.
Terry
Msg
Jon Elson wrote:
[big snip]
Yeah, this has been a traditional problem with EMC. Forever.
In the middle of a program, you can pause and then continue. But, there
really is no provision to pause, make a manual move, and then continue
with the program seamlessly. I think you can't alter
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
Note that with AXIS, you can click on a line segment in the preview
pane, and this will select the line of G-code responsible for that
move.
Holy COW! I had no idea it could do that! I will have to try it next time!
Thanks!
Jon
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 08:25:18PM -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
I think this is done now on the Mazak, etc. to clear the workspace for
tool changes.
The Mazak uses plain old TOOL_CHANGE_POSITION.
http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/config_ini_config.html#sub:%5BEMCIO%5D-Section
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:16:44 -0400, you wrote:
That was posted back in August and basically does what I was looking for in
automating the Z length at a tool change with a simple insulated pad mounted
to a fixed position on the table and connected to the probe input (basically a
piece of single
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:23:04 +0100, you wrote:
Axis usability.
Two things spring to mind, in feedhold, if you damage an insert, how do
you replace it? In Mach, I'd feedhold, jog away, replace the insert then
press cycle start and the machine would carry on, I have the choice of
from exactly the
emc (and so this is a limitation shared by all the GUIs, not just axis)
is designed to separate different activities into different modes. In
auto mode, you can run a program and in manual mode you can do
things like jog. There's no way for a running program to switch out of
auto into manual
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:55:56 -0500, you wrote:
emc (and so this is a limitation shared by all the GUIs, not just axis)
is designed to separate different activities into different modes. In
auto mode, you can run a program and in manual mode you can do
things like jog. There's no way for a
Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:23:04 +0100, you wrote:
Axis usability.
Two things spring to mind, in feedhold, if you damage an insert, how do
you replace it? In Mach, I'd feedhold, jog away, replace the insert then
press cycle start and the machine would carry on, I have
Steve Blackmore wrote:
Hi Jeff - thanks for the answer, but a major drawback IMO :(
It doesn't make EMC very user friendly for those without toolchangers or
setable tool lengths, only way around it I can see is load each tool as
a separate program,
Yup, that's how you learn to work around it.
I would like to vote for this feature to be added as well. It's a bit of
a chore to keep loading a new g-code file for each tool just to cut one
piece.
Andy
Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:55:56 -0500, you wrote:
emc (and so this is a limitation shared by all the GUIs, not
I guess I don't know why this would be difficult to implement.
For trivkins based machines, I would think that one could do all of this
in HAL. While the program is paused, it should be possible to use some
adder blocks with input from special jog blocks to cause the position to
change based
Steve,
Hi Jeff - thanks for the answer, but a major drawback IMO :(
It doesn't make EMC very user friendly for those without toolchangers or
setable tool lengths, only way around it I can see is load each tool as
a separate program, and if you happen to break an insert or tool - I
guess
Gentlemen,
I don't know who called the vote but I vote 'yes' for this functionality. :)
thanks
Stuart
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:54:01 -0500, you wrote:
Steve Blackmore wrote:
Hi Jeff - thanks for the answer, but a major drawback IMO :(
It doesn't make EMC very user friendly for those without toolchangers or
setable tool lengths, only way around it I can see is load each tool as
a separate
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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Axis question
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:54:01 -0500, you wrote:
Steve Blackmore wrote:
Hi Jeff - thanks
Kenneth Lerman wrote:
I guess I don't know why this would be difficult to implement.
For trivkins based machines, I would think that one could do all of this
in HAL. While the program is paused, it should be possible to use some
adder blocks with input from special jog blocks to cause the
Axis usability.
Two things spring to mind, in feedhold, if you damage an insert, how do
you replace it? In Mach, I'd feedhold, jog away, replace the insert then
press cycle start and the machine would carry on, I have the choice of
from exactly the same position it stopped in, or anywhere else as
Does anyone have experience with Torqspline leadscrews from Roton? How well do
they hold up?
Thanks,
Javid
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On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 00:09 +, Chris Morley wrote:
Matt:
What version of EMC are you using? I think I fixed that problem in
version 2.2.
2.1.7 Sorry, I had thought it was 2.2.x... I've got a few problems with
third party software to solve so that I can upgrade the system I'm
working on to
The UPDATING page in the wiki says:
1.10. Classicladder
when loading classicladder user program, only load it once with or
without --nogui option. loading it twice will cause the symbols window
to not work properly, though the ladder program will run fine.
When I use --nogui it works as
Hi Matt
I tend to start it without the gui when EMC2 starts. Then when I need
the gui, I start a terminal and simply type classicladder.
If this is a run-in-place you'd probably want to start it using a
command like bin/classicladder rather than the installed executable.
HTH
Rayh
On Wed,
Matt:
What version of EMC are you using? I think I fixed that problem in version 2.2.
Chris Morley
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Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 15:10:49 -0500
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] classicladder question
Hi Matt
I tend
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Ray Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Gary
The limits are at the end of travel. As are the home switches. On most
commercial machines like this there are 2-3 or 4 switches on each end of
travel. What we do is home to the switches at one end and then
It makes me wish I had a nice granite surface plate, and height
gauge. I used to wonder what people did with those, but lately I've been
finding lot of uses for them.
I've got a friend who makes carbon disc wheels for bicycles.
He uses one to check if the rim is perfectly round and flat.
Gary,
I think this doesn't even have to be mounted. It could simply be a little
device you place on the table whenever needed, though it wouldn't be quite
as fast as a prox switch. I just found this while poking around the net:
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Dave Engvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Mazak at Galesburg offsets (X and Y) to middle of table.
I thought limit switches needed to be at extents, because you can't run
right through them. How do they have it set up? It would work with an
optical trip -
Hi Gary
The limits are at the end of travel. As are the home switches. On most
commercial machines like this there are 2-3 or 4 switches on each end of
travel. What we do is home to the switches at one end and then offset
to the center of the table. This offset is set in the ini file as a
On May 11, 2008, at 3:12 AM, Gary Fixler wrote:
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Dave Engvall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Mazak at Galesburg offsets (X and Y) to middle of table.
The limit switches yes but emc provides offsets after home.
I thought limit switches needed to be at
Robert,
Being new to g-code and cnc I've been trying to learn the best way to
think about the coordinate spaces and offsets etc (for a cnc mill).
I'm thinking I should use a **fixture** plate with alignment pins etc to
mount to the table. Some kind of pallet plate to hold the work
(plugs
Hello,
Rob Jansen wrote:
Robert,
Being new to g-code and cnc I've been trying to learn the best way to
think about the coordinate spaces and offsets etc (for a cnc mill).
I'm thinking I should use a **fixture** plate with alignment pins
etc to
mount to the table. Some
Hi Robert,
On May 9, 2008, at 7:21 PM, rtwas wrote:
Hello,
Being new to g-code and cnc I've been trying to learn the best way to
think about
the coordinate spaces and offsets etc (for a cnc mill).
I'm not certain there is a 'best' way to think about coordinate space.
One must home to
Dave Engvall wrote:
Hi Robert,
On May 9, 2008, at 7:21 PM, rtwas wrote:
Hello,
SNIP
I keep thinking about making a tool length gage mounted on the table
with a piston and a prox switch. It should be a very fast and
accurate way of setting length. So far the round-to-it has eluded
rtwas wrote:
Hello,
In the Language Overview section of the manual:
http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.2/html/gcode_main.html#cha:Language-Overview
I'm seeing this line:
A single program may be in a single file, or a program may be spread
across several files..
I suspect that they're
Hi,
It would indeed be a nice feature if one could use a script to
sequentially run a series of g-code files. :-)
Dave
On Mar 21, 2008, at 8:51 AM, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
rtwas wrote:
Hello,
In the Language Overview section of the manual:
Dave Engvall wrote:
Hi,
It would indeed be a nice feature if one could use a script to
sequentially run a series of g-code files. :-)
There is a script that runs a single g-code file. I'm sure it could be
extended to run more than one. it's called jdi.py, and it's available
somewhere on
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Subject: Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over
multiple*.ngc files
Hi,
It would indeed be a nice feature if one could use a script to
sequentially run a series of g-code files. :-)
Dave
On Mar 21, 2008, at 8:51 AM, Stephen
, but it's still prety neat.
Ken
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Hi
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From: Dave Engvall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc programover
multiple*.ngc files
What release/version of emc is required to make this go
Hello,
In the Language Overview section of the manual:
http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.2/html/gcode_main.html#cha:Language-Overview
I'm seeing this line:
A single program may be in a single file, or a program may be spread
across several files..
However the only way I can see to make use of
On Monday 20 August 2007, Jon Elson wrote:
Gene Heskett wrote:
Greetings everybody;
I was working on the frame for my new z axis drive for that micro-mill,
and have managed now to break off not one, but 2, 6-nc32 taps in the holes
drilled into the edge of a piece of 1/4x1.5 steel bar.
I now
Gene - I think that if you were to build a dam around the part with
modeling clay and fill with kerosene might help speed things up. Keep
in mind that kero is flammable so take care. Just my 2 cents worth -
I've never done it.
By the way, I submitted an article to Digital Machining
Hi Gene,
Paraffin oil aka lamp oil is pretty close to EDM dielectric. Using
70 -90 V for your DC supply and something on the order of 10 uf
with a resistor in the 20-50 ohm range should get you an RC circuit
that will be close. A bit if component substitution will get you to
an acceptable
On Monday 20 August 2007, Dave Engvall wrote:
Hi Gene,
Paraffin oil aka lamp oil is pretty close to EDM dielectric.
How about fuel oil, as in what you'd feed one of those horizontal tank
heaters? It seems as usable as anything else I've got 5 gallons of it
getting old, cuz I fired it up in
Gene Heskett wrote:
Greetings everybody;
I was working on the frame for my new z axis drive for that micro-mill, and
have managed now to break off not one, but 2, 6-nc32 taps in the holes
drilled into the edge of a piece of 1/4x1.5 steel bar.
I now have the work insulated, a copper wire
Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote:
If I read the latest version of EMC2_Developer_Manual.pdf,
EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf, EMC2_Manual_Pages.pdf, EMC2_User_Manual.pdf,
and HAL_User_Manual.pdf, plus all the pages in wiki.linuxcnc.org, have I
read _ALL_ the EMC2 related documentation?
Pretty much so.
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If I read the latest version of EMC2_Developer_Manual.pdf,
EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf, EMC2_Manual_Pages.pdf, EMC2_User_Manual.pdf
If I read the latest version of EMC2_Developer_Manual.pdf,
EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf, EMC2_Manual_Pages.pdf, EMC2_User_Manual.pdf,
and HAL_User_Manual.pdf, plus all the pages in wiki.linuxcnc.org, have I
read _ALL_ the EMC2 related documentation?
Thanks,
Matt
can you post your ini file somewhere (for example pastebin.ca) ?
Best regards,
Alex
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Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 12:03 PM
Subject: [Emc-users] emc_debug.txt question
Hello,
I
Ini file adress:
http://pastebin.ca/426840
regards
michal
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Hello,
I have question about file
Tomasz Brzozowski wrote:
Ini file adress:
http://pastebin.ca/426840
regards
michal
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Subject: [Emc-users] emc_debug.txt question
John Kasunich wrote:
Are you running EMC2 from a shell, or an icon? If the latter, please
try running it from a shell. It prints a number of messages during
startup that could be useful, but when running from an icon you can't
see them.
The first thing it prints is the EMC2 version
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One thing I see in the ini is that it appears to be a bit out of date with
the current head of trunk. One thing that changed recently is a
switch from numerical units in the task section to names.
LINEAR_UNITS = mm
ANGULAR_UNITS = degree
I'd
Tomasz Brzozowski wrote:
Ini file adress:
http://pastebin.ca/426840
This is probably not the problem, but it looks like a typo that should
be fixed:
Line 76:
co ile odswiezanie ekranu [ms]
PREVIEW_REFRESH_TIME = 20
I don't read Polish, but I think co ile odswiezanie ekranu [ms]
One thing
Sorry, HALUI command was commented after copying emc_debug error lines to
mail :P
Michal
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When I press the END button, it pulls up the box, I type in 2, press
enter and it displays 4. When I type in -2 it displays -4
Is me or my machine on drugs?
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I'm setting up a computer - an NEC Powermate 2000 with 1000MHz Pentium3,
using the ubuntu-emc2 livecd, and the latest apt update of emc2.
Now, I've gotten so far, and I've even read and used the information at:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?FixingDapperSMIIssues
However, just
Please include the full error that you encountered.
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I have managed to get all the packages installed such that I can compile
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Does this sequence of commands fail as well? If so, it may indicate
that the installation of the tcl8.4 package is incomplete
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