Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC Test File

William Scalione wrote:

> Art,
>
> Just ran the test file on my CNC Router, servo motors, Gecko 340's
> EMC, AMD450, 32 meg ram. 3 min 30 sec. Although it did make a few
> noises I never heard before, it was generally smooth. Is this pretty
> much just testing the accereration of a system? Since feedrate should
> be the same on all machines, that should be the only variable, right?
> Might not really be a good test unless it is tested on the same machine
> with different controllers.

No, it tests the ability of a CNC program to process G-code blocks,
look ahead to detect places where acceleration is needed (change in
direction) and plan ahead. This program has a bunch of very small moves
for each pass across the surface.

(Glad to hear that EMC did well on the test.)

Jon