Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] g02 I and J

At 01:28 AM 12/13/02 -0600, you wrote:

>The general scheme on most controllers is that the I and J are the
>offsets from the STARTING
>point to the center of the arc, and X and Y are the coordinates (in
>absolute) or offsets to (in
>relative) the end position.

The I and J can be distances or coords. If in absolute, they're the coords
of the center point and if in incremental, they're the distances to it.
Simple really, and it allows them to be handled consistently with the other
values in either scheme.

Regards, Hoyt McKagen


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