Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: G92

Joel Jacobs wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Elson" <elson@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 2:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: G92
>
> Ray Henery wrote:
> > > It is NOT a glitch that g92 offsets are reset to zero when a program
> ends
> > > NORMALLY. Now we can futz around all day inventing ways to get around
> >> their going away, but g92's offsets were never intended to persist>
>
> Thats the point, we shouldn't have to futz around all day - they should
> persist untill _I_ change them. This is the very reason I quit using EMC a
> year and a half ago. It was just too maddining everytime the offsets went
> away you have to take the tool out and get out the test indicators etc
> again. It made me want to throw the computer over the hill...
>
> Jon wrote:
> > Anyway, if this becomes standard behavior for EMC, I will either fix it
> myself,
> > or stop using (new versions of) EMC, as it will make it completely
> impossible
> > for me to do a 2nd part.
>
> I wish I had the programming ability to fix it but I don't. Jon, if you fix
> it would you please share the fix. I've been kinda waiting for the
> developers to come to their senses on this - I would use EMC if this were
> fixed. It is a pretty cool program, especially with a touchscreen and Ray's
> GUI...

Sorry, the version I use DOES do it the way I prefer. It IS kind of old, namely
20-Dec-1999! I've worked with a few different versions, but I may not have
noticed this behavior. I will check it the next time I have BDI running.

Jon