Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Question on EMC

Vector Plus (rotary option) outputs code that goes beyond 360 degrees.
Visual Mill 4 also seems to hand rotation beyond 360 without a problem from
what I can tell in the demo (the full version is on another computer so I
can't test right now).

Tim
[Denver, CO]
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----- Original Message -----
> Hi All:
> One of my Mach1 users has asked what posts for various programs can use
> the rotary axis, due to the fact that they do not rollover to 0 at 360
> degrees. The Posts he's using can't seem to handle the math. Mach1 uses
the
> EMC interpreter so I thought I'd ask the experts.
>
> Is the fact that EMC's rotary axis work in a linear fashion a problem?
> Does anyone else have this problem in rotary work. The general concensus
> among users seems to be that they don't want the rotaries to rollover at
> 360, but I can see this users point. The distance from 350 degrees to 20
> degrees really SHOULD be a command like A+30.0 instead of A380, but if the
> posts support A380 there should be no problem. Do the current posts you
use
> support the rotary axis in a linear fashion or is EMC configurable( if so
I
> haven't seen the code) to 360 rollover with + and - G-Code commands for
> direction?
>
> Thanks,
> Art
> www.artofcnc.ca
>
>
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