Thanks Jeff. I got it.
I was not saving the result of the probing operation properly.
I want to use it during the same part program so no need to mess with the var
file.
Best Regards,
Patrice
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As you showed in your first post, you can "save" the results of a
probe operation to another numbered parameter, if you want to use it
during the same part program.
The results of (PROBEOPEN) are for processing with some other software
according to the various needs of different users.
If you wan
Okay, I inserted (PROBEOPEN filename.txt) and (PROBECLOSE) in my program.
EMC2 creates a file in the machine config directory that looks like an array:
-26.931041 -44.450006 5.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00
-26.945332 -44.450006 5.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
A comment of the form (PROBEOPEN filename.txt) will open filename.txt
and store the 9-number coordinate of each successful straight probe in
it. The file must be closed with (PROBECLOSE).
http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode_main.html#sub:G38.2:-Straight-Probe
Jeff
I am done installing and testing a touch-trigger probe. It works but I am having
trouble re-using the results of the probing. I used the following example:
http://www.isd.mel.nist.gov/personnel/kramer/pubs/RS274NGC_3.web/RS274NGC_33a.html#1013622
Where are the the values such as #5061, #5062,
