Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] emc g92

Hi Jon,

Thanks for the clarifications!

Was it that EMC doesn't like stopping and re-starting the program (G92
in-between)?

I was thinking G06 would be nice because it reads a switch before
continuing the program.

Alan KM6VV


Jon Elson wrote:

> Alan Marconett wrote:
>
>
>>Hi Tom,
>>
>>Are you running The Sherline version of EMC? I simply MUST have G92 for
>>touching off in X and Y, and also the tool length in Z. I'm currently
>>using my STEP4 controller, not EMC. I want to run Sherline's EMC, as
>>soon as I get it's machine running again!
>>
>>I use G92 as Jon suggests to set X,Y and Z, but not IN the program, I do
>>it manually with MDI. Does EMI tolerate this?
>>
>
> Yes, of course. You can enter any valid command by MDI. But, you can also
> do it on screen with just a couple of mouse clicks and keystrokes. Much
> faster
> than MDI. The later versions of EMC clear the G92 offset at the end of
> the program. But, the end of program does NOT clear the offset entered
> through the mouse right click.
>
>
>> I don't currently do
>>tool changes in the program, I just make separate programs. I take it
>>you're using G92 to set Z 0.005 or whatever after the M06? Humm, maybe
>>I can incorporate something like that. Do you have a code snip?
>>
>>
>
> M06 really has no meaning unless you have a tool changer. It is the G43
> command
> that selects tool length offsets.
>
> Jon
>