RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Lost Steps (Me again)

> AXES = 3
> ; COORDINATES = X Y Z R P W
> COORDINATES = X Y Z
> HOME = 0 0 0
> LINEAR_UNITS = 0.03937007874016
> ANGULAR_UNITS = 1.0
> CYCLE_TIME = 0.005
> DEFAULT_VELOCITY = 0.75
> MAX_VELOCITY = 1.75
> DEFAULT_ACCELERATION = 2.0
> MAX_ACCELERATION = 2.0
>
> I think this acceleration parameter will make it take one full second to
>
> accelerate to 120 IPM (although that would be above the max vel
> parameter). What is your acceleration set to? (I'm not sure which
> one actually controls acceleration.)

I talked to Fred one time about the acceleration. What he said was that the
DEFAULT_ACCELERATION is all that really effects our usage of EMC as there is
no provision to alter the value from the default. But, he did say that for
machine tools he does set them to the same value.

Tim
[Denver, CO]