Re: EMC auto restart

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Ray Henry <rehenry@u...>
wrote:

>
> >    From: "barker806 <barker1@m...>" <barker1@m...>
> <s>
> > I have EMC 2.18 BDI running and I must say this is the best

version

> > of EMC yet! There were many little problems that where fixed and I
> > just wanted to say good job. I do have one question. How can I get
> > EMC to automatically run the program when it reaches the end? I

know

> > in Fanuc I could do an M99, I the reason for doing this is that I

am

> > building a machine that is going to cut wood as it is coming out

of a

> > planer (Long story)… If there needs be a new M code I would be
> > willing to work on writing it. But there may be some simple little
> > thing that I could do and have it working.
>
> Hi Brian
>
> Glad that you like the EMC. You're welcome for the tiny part that

I had

> in making it what it is.
>
> I have already helped you with the looping thing. Click on scripts
> ->loop in the tkemc menu and enter the name of the file that you

want to

> loop. You'll see a small widget that lets you start a loop. Once

started

> that widget will let you stop at the next end (m2, M30, M60 or %),

or

> stop now (kill). You can also ask the loop program to reset the
> backplotter on each loop. (I did this for a continuous demo)
>
> Good luck
>
> Ray

Thank you Ray

I have looked under the scripts menu and it isn't there. So I looked
under the ...emc/tlc/scripts/ there isn't a loop. I think that if
there was going to be a script it would be there, is there a place I
can get the files?

Thank you
Brian