Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] emc g92

Alan Marconett wrote:

>Hi Jon,
>
>Thanks for the clarifications!
>
>Was it that EMC doesn't like stopping and re-starting the program (G92
>in-between)?
>
>

Hmm? I'm not clear what you are asking, here. EMC requires a pretty
cumbersome procedure of opening an editor window and scanning for
the line you want to restart at, and clicking the "set run mark" button.
EMC then scans the entire G-code program from the beginning, to be sure
it is in the right "mode" and at the right location before starting at that
point. This can take quite a while. But, it DOES have the plus that
you won't
be staring at a cryptic error message for 30 minutes when you try to
back up and restart in the middle of a circular interpolation with cutter
compensation turned on, wheile the interpreter is in linear without
compensation.

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

Well, you can put a switch across the "S" key to resume after a pause.

I would like for EMC to have more flexible control of the part program,
but I understand the reasons that it doesn't.

Jon