Re: axis naming conventions

Terry, What about this post from Jon Elson.

"Yes, and this is pretty well backed up by the RS-274D standards
document, although the language in that thing is so convoluted, it is
hard to follow. They went WAY out of their way to never mention
anything recognizable as part of a machine tool."

Does this standard have the info you need.

Wally K.




--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, "Terry L. Ridder" <terrylr@b...>
wrote:

> hello;
>
> i do not see any kind of agreement between
> cad packages or hexapod support. one posting
> here stated that supercam xyyz was really xxyz.
> i have looked at other web sites concerning cad/cam
> and i see no agreement.
>
> in talking with a machnist late last night he himself
> stated that there was really no agreement. he has two
> different versions of cad/cam package from the same company
> and they treat the axis differently.
>
> i really wish there was agreement, i really do.
> it would make the project easier. as it stands
> now the user will have to choose the names for the
> axis. has i posted earlier hexapod axis names are
> definitely not standardized.
>
> On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, ballendo@y... wrote:
>
> Terry wrote:
> terrylr>
> terrylr> i agree with smoke, as long as the machine, the g-code,
> terrylr> and i agree with which axis is which, i am not going
> terrylr> to worry about the rest.
> terrylr>
>
> ballendo>
> ballendo> Terry,
> ballendo>
> ballendo> This is scary to hear from someone who is "spearheading"

a group to

> ballendo> create a CAM system for EMC. For widespread usage by

people who agree

> ballendo> to use "standard" terminology!
> ballendo>
> ballendo> Ballendo
> ballendo>
>
> --
> Terry L. Ridder
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> "We do not write software, we compose it."
>
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