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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] NIST GCode interpreters 3Axis v 6Axis

Posted by Matt Shaver
on 2003-02-24 14:42:02 UTC
On Monday 24 February 2003 12:17, "andy_gloomy wrote:
> Hi,
> Can anyone out there give me any details of the difference between
> the two GCode interpreters used in EMC (apart from the obvious number
> of axis supported!). I'm thinking of using this code as the basis of
> a program I'm working on. Any advice as to which one is the best to
> go for (I only have a 3 Axis setup so either would work). Is the
> older (3 Axis) code still current?

You'll want to use the 6 axis interpreter (sometimes referred to as the "new
interpreter"). It's the default interpreter now, and the old one is
deprecated.

Matt

Discussion Thread

andy_gloomy <andys-yh@g... 2003-02-24 09:17:48 UTC NIST GCode interpreters 3Axis v 6Axis Matt Shaver 2003-02-24 14:42:02 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] NIST GCode interpreters 3Axis v 6Axis andy_gloomy <andys-yh@g... 2003-02-25 01:36:53 UTC Re: NIST GCode interpreters 3Axis v 6Axis