Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] List of commands for a 1983 vintage Anilam Crusader II milling machine control.

"Fitch R. Williams" wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 02:12:47 +0000, Jon Elson <elson@...>
> wrote:
>
> >I use it pretty much 'bare'. About the only things I have are G01 G17
> >at the beginning, and M02 at the end. I could probably add a few more
> >things at the beginning. Maybe some other controls need more presetting
> >at the beginning.
>
> I may not need to do it, but the behavior of the machine gets more
> predictable if I prefix all the programs with:
>
> % // mandatory beginning of file character
> N010 M1000 // set continuous processing

OK, we're already getting nonstandard, on the very first line of code!
I think that is G62 on my EMC system.

>
> N020 G70 // Set dimensions to inches
> N030 G90 // Set to absolute measurement
> N040 G00 Z0.0 // Rapid retract cutter "before" translation
>
> This is what is now in my BobCAD MACRO for program start. I have
>
> G29 E

and, another nonstandard one! Most systems use M02 or M30 for this.

Jon