Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC scripting stuff....

Alex Holden wrote:

>On 17 May 2005, at 12:16 pm, Mark wrote:
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>>So, would this be sorta like GENGCODE, or GCODEGEN, two programs
>>that have come before? One of which has a yahoo group?
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The only reference I can find to GCODEGEN is this:

http://www.genlogic.com/doc_html/glgpr.9.html

Which doesn't sound at all like what this is. This is more like the VB
script macros in Mach3, only based on the Pascal language, and with a
better interface for the script writer and possibly with more capability
(I don't know for sure, as I'm not experianced with Mach's scripting
facilities), and free.

>With CS's system you describe
>the machining operation by writing Pascal code. Probably not very
>attractive to a non-programmer, but it can theoretically be extended
>to generate code to perform any operation your machine is capable of.
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>

Correct. It is a tool for people who like working with code. Obviously
it isn't intended as a replacement for a general CAD/CAM solution. It
is a platform for developing tools to do repetitive tasks that may vary
from run to run. For example, a task such as engraving lines on a
ruler. In this example the length and resolution (down to 8ths, or
32nds? 10ths?) may vary from part to part. Instead of a single program
to do that specific task, a script can be written with this tool to
handle all the variants.

Since the core routines are part of the script the overall system is
extremely flexible. Core behaviours can be extended by anyone with the
desire and skill to do so. With the addition of something like the
G200X to handle machine movement, it could directly control the machine
(I'm excited about the possibility, which is why I mention it :) ).

cs