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List of commands for a 1983 vintage Anilam Crusader II milling machine control.

on 2001-06-18 18:38:18 UTC
I'm struggling with this Anilam manual. I find it hard to believe,
but no place in it is there a complete listing of all the commands and
canned cycles with the correct command syntax. I am beginning to
think it may have things that are not mentioned at all. the date on
it is 7-18-1983. It has a G80 series of drilling commands, but in
some examples has G7x series drilling commands. It has hole circles,
etc. Alas, not in one usable list.

I need this list so I can put the correct command syntax into the
custom setup menu of BobCAD, or any other CAM program I happen to end
up with.

Hoping for a bit of luck, before I set out to create a list like that,
I'm asking if anybody has a complete list as described above? If so,
I would love to get a copy of it. If it on paper, scan it and I will
type it in and make it available to any who are interested.

If no one has one, I'll just go ahead and see if I can create one.
Once I get it done I'll post it here and put a copy in the RCM drop
box as a text file. I'll do the same for the BobCAD Anilam.cfg file
when I get it cleaned up and usable. The one that came with BobCAD is
dis functional for my particular controller (older than dirt by
computer standards).

As an aside, it occurs to me that those using BobCAD who have finally
arrived at a decent usable config file to match their controller would
be doing the world a favor by sharing it, and a text version of it. I
suspect we could put together a collection of data that would also be
useful for configuring the files in some of the other low end
packages.

Thanks
Fitch
In So. Cal.

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Fitch R. Williams 2001-06-18 18:38:18 UTC List of commands for a 1983 vintage Anilam Crusader II milling machine control.