Bolt Hole Circle

Okay... that makes sense... I was trying to implement a BOLT HOLE CIRCLE routine in my pyVCP panel... I had created a PECK DRILL panel and it worked great.

So... it looks like I need to find out IF LinuxCNC has a G-Code assigned for a BOLT HOLE CIRCLE... if not... then I'll have to look at writing a routine.
(I'll start searching the forum...)

User inputs that will be required from the panel... variable names taken from G83 and G70 codes.
Re: G70 Command

J - Offset.......................Preset to ZERO - Perform around last position.
R - Preset.....................Preset distance above part. (Using 0.1 inch)
Z - Depth......................pyvcp.bolt-z - How deep to drill
Q - Pass per cycle......pyvcp.bolt-q - How much deeper each pass.
F - Feed Rate..............pyvcp.bolt-f - How fast to move.
S - Spindle Speed......pyvcp.bolt-s - How many RPM.
I - Radius......................pyvcp.bolt-i - How far off from starting point.
L - Holes.......................pyvcp.bolt-l - How many holes to make.

Hopefully I can pull that off.

--> Ok... no useful results found... so I'll write a routine... I have some ideas. (Using G10 L2 and some math...)

I remember reading about that now...

Yeah... so I take the number of holes to be made, divide 360 by that to get the incremental angle... set up a loop... and the rest is pretty easy.

Ok... dinner time... then I have something to work on for this evening.

Another BIG THANKS to Andy Pugh for steering me in the right direction.

I built up a new panel tab, graphic, and routine... they work very well... now I can create bolt-holes right from the panel... no G-Coding required.

See the attached files.

Jerry

If I don't want to learn Python/Linux, how to I use your bolt circle code?