Re: Basic G-Code Question

Hi Dan,

Hmm, that really shouldn't be a problem to enter both coords, but
apparently it is. My apologies for your lost time...

It'll get fixed over the weekend.

Dave Kowalczyk
Seattle WA
Humble author of that crappy program -->http://www.dakeng.com

> Dan Statman wrote:
>
> > I have a very basic G-Code question. My CNC has only been up and

running

> > for about 10 days, and I have about 10 days experience with G-

Code, ;-).

> >
> > I was programming a series of moves to create a Greek-Key pattern

which is a

> > sequence of horizontal and vertical lines only (although arranged

in an

> > interesting pattern). I was able to complete the task and the

result can be

> > viewed at the following link:
> >
> > http://members.rennlist.com/statmandesigns/P2_Close.jpg
>
> Very NEAT!
>
> > I generated the coordinates in a Microsoft Excel document and

then converted

> > that to a G-Code program. The successive data points are always

redundant

> > in one of the two coordinates since you always move in either a

vertical or

> > horizontal straight line. If you are sitting at the point (0,0)

and you

> > want to move to (0, .250) then the G-code would simply be:
> > G01 Y0.250
> >
> > But is it wrong to specify both the X and Y coordinate if the X

coordinate

> > is not moving. In other words, will this line of G-code result

in the same

> > movement:
> > G01 X0 Y0.250
> >

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