Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] G Code questions

Ethan Vos wrote:

> It's the same arc done over 6 times, then rotate the part 60 degrees around
> the Z axis and do another arc 6 times. I do need the radius to change as
> the cutter increments .003 so shifting the Z axis won't work. I'm using a
> ball shaped cutter.
>
> Where can I find a sample of a sub-routine program that will run on EMC? I
> can't find any documentation that shows the proper way to do this.

EMC doesn't have subroutines! ARRGH! But, Ray Henry figured out a way
to get around this limitation with the GUI. I just looked for it on the
www.linuxcnc.org site, but couldn't find it. Write to Ray and he will tell
you
how to do it. The Tcl script should be on the BDI disk already.
There are samples of a number of related G-code tricks in the EMC
handbook on that site.

Jon