Re: DRO meaning in the Artofcnc world

No I wasn't wondering that at all. What I meant to convey was that
Mach2 was doing what it was supposed to do in that if I I made a
move of 1.00 Mach2 didn't go 1.010" then back to 1.0" even though
the Z axis was going to 1.010"



Thanks Derek

> >>
> Well, the guy was wondering how come the screen display wasn't

changing

> while his motors were still moving. I think this points up the

problem

> of calling every screen display a DRO. This guy may have actually

THOUGHT

> that the screen display was receiving actual position data from

the encoders

> on his Rutex analog servo converters. It is NOT a Digital Read-

Out, as

> it DOES
> not READ OUT actual position. Hence, I believe Art is using the

term

> incorrectly, and making people think his program does more than it

actually

> does.
>
> Jon