Re: EMC and 4th axis

Sounds good. I hope Fred can make those changes in the not too distanct
future.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Date: Monday, August 16, 1999 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC and 4th axis

>From: Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
>
>
>
>Dan Mauch wrote:
>
>> From: "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@...>
>>
>> I looked all over and I can't find any info on adding a 4th and possibly
>> fifth axis.
>
>Most of the support for additional axes (up to 6) is in EMC. The

interpreter,

>motion planning, interpolation and motion control will handle up to 6 axes.
>The only piece of code that does not currently support additional axes is
>the user interface. Fred Proctor definitely has this near the top of his
>priority list. It actually isn't very hard, because the hard parts are

already

>there. But, it will take a good deal of tweaking to get the X, Y and Z
>sections squeezed down to the left half of the screen, to make room on
>the right side for the new ones. Also, parameterizing the axis names
>seems to be the right way to go. One guy will want XYZAB, and another
>will want XYZAW. Most of the axis parameters are already in the
>.ini file, such as linear/rotary, so adding the letter name is logical, but
>it may affect quite a few places. Also, the interpreter needs to know
>the names of the extra axes, to route movements to the right axis.
>Another related item is to allow a mixing of stepper and servo
>axes in the same system. I believe Fred is working on this now, or
>will be very soon.
>
>Jon
>
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