Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Another "newbe" +1

WELCOME John!

This is home! The List's FAQ's are great, aren't they! Gcodes are
pretty easy to learn, most of what you need are just simple moves. "G01
X 1.00" says use a previously set feed rate, and move to the 1.00 point
in X. Moves can be combined, such as "X 1.2 Y 2.2", and even X,Y and
Z. We also like rotary axis, A, B, and C for good measure. Simplest
place to start is with ABSOLUTE coordinates (like above examples),
although RELATIVE coordinates are often useful. We can specify inches
by stating "G20" early in the program; or switch to mm's with a "G21".
Draw a circle? Sure, "G02 X1 Y1 I -1.0 J -1,0". In this case (flavor),
we specified the XY point we want to end up at (same for a FULL circle),
and the offset to the center. We could have made an arc instead, "G1
X1.25 Y0" followed by: "G03 X1.5 Y.25 I0 J.25". AND, although you can
write them by hand, remember that the PC LOVES to do this kind of stuff
for us: a CAD/CAM program!

Secret Handshake? How about a salutation: "May the SWARF be with you"!

Alan KM6VV


jtf@... wrote:

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> Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:
> > Good place to start is the past posts and FAQ (I've
> > left them on the end of my post).
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> Thank-you Alan. Another newbie checking-in. Your FAQ URL was just
> what I was looking for. Don't know nothin' about g-codes. The real
> question............is there a secret hand shake for oily fingered-
> bit flippin-chip makin' weirdos? And.........where's home?
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> john KB3DPC
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