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Something strange in the config on my lathe (I think it's an old driver for one of the boards that counts MPG pulses) does this to me sometimes. I don't like it.
Maybe I should use your idea to set them to 100% instead,

Note to self: Never mention that my own machines are still running 2.8.0~pre

I think you should

I think that tilted workplanes are, at best, a workaround for not being able to define arcs in arbitrary space.
My preferred solution is to allow arcs in arbitrary space, but as far as I know nobody is working on this at the moment.

There was some work done a long time ago, but it has been abandoned (and I didn't like the approach taken anyway)

I drawback with both approaches is that most CAM systems simply don't use them. They jist make little straigh-line moves.

Ok, it have some Z issue

so the flow is
1. do probe_tool_with_toolsetter
1.1 touch TS
1.2 go back Z_CLEARANCE (Z = *0 + Z_CLEARANCE)

2. perform XMinus
2.1 Go to X+ # move X - edge_length- xy_clearance
2.2 Go down with z_clearance_down (Z = Z - Z_CLEARANCE == *0)
2.3 Perform probe('xplus')

on 2.3 I have an issue, since its try to locate the edge of the TS with Z = top_of_TS == *0

lpkkk here, you can use this as a guide also

forum.linuxcnc.org/18-computer/44828-rem...cnc-board?start=1640

There appears to be something broken at ethercat themselves.

Wasn't there some recent issue with the docs build system and the French language specifically?  Perhaps the two issues are related.

Ok, I do not know what exactly solved the problem but I have it working now.

I have changes SUB path not to be sub-directory of main program folder
I have set up SUB path in DISPLAY and in RS274NGC sections of INI file.

Now subroutines are properly read from intended directory.

Cris
 

Yes, the PC has an internet connection, running the sudo apt update command, which I did before, gives me this error

THAT WAS IT!!

I knew it was going to be something dumb I did.

Thanks to everyone for their help!!!

Grotius wrote:

I don't think this is practical as the operator would have to keep this in mind for every possible machining operation.
Yes, and on the other hand, i showed an exceptional case. Normally a travel height would be like 1 up to 50mm and
a G64 P0.01 for the fillets. This will not be a problem at all.
 

Grotius,

In fusion there is a setting for lift height which is a very small movement just to lift the tool gently above the previously cut surface while repositioning to the next engagement point, this lift height could certainly be set very near the same value used for the G64 P value in cam.  in this example the lift height is set at 0.005" which would mean if a P value is set at 0.004" (default smoothing value used in fusion for adaptive roughing cycles) it would not be able to remain between the Z start/end positions correct? or am i wrong here?  I have attached the settings in cam along with the code as it would be posted, perhaps you could plug it in to see the results with the new planner?

Thanks, let me know if you need anything else!

Chris

 

 

 


 

Hi, Experts! I am trying to integrate a Metronix ARS 2310 FS into my existing EtherCAT system, but it's not having any of it.I can see it and some parameters with ethercat slaves


But it doesn't seem to have any PDOs yet, even though these have been configured in the manufacturers software and should comply with CiA 402.
 

This drive has an EtherCAT plug-in module that apparently uses a Beckhoff ESC20 chip. Am I heading in the right direction when looking at a certain Sii EEPROM? And possibly siitool on github to convert the manufacturer supplied .xml file into something that could be used with ethercat sii_write to initialize the drive / module?
 

I am surprised that my affordable Chinese hardware was pretty much ready to go while the German luxury stuff is giving me a lot of trouble.
 

Hi scotta,
now the MPG displays correct values! It is working!

Thanks again!
regards, hanskuster

Hi Cmorley

I've recently noticed a problem in qtdragon with the spindle turning on after using the "touch plate". (tested on different versions of linuxcnc).
If I do e.g. M3 S1000 from MDI, then turn off the spindle using the spindle stop button, then use the touch plate, or my own tool length measurement routine, then the spindle will turn on by itself.

It seems that the spindle stop button does not execute the M5 code, because if I add M5 at the beginning of my own tool measurement routine, then there is no problem with the spindle turning on by itself.

Marek

I managed to get Linuxcnc to start with feed override and rapid override at 0, I had a lot of difficulty, but it was simple, I'll leave what I did here in case someone needs it someday.

Add the following to the ini in the [DISPLAY] section: USER_COMMAND_FILE = feed.py .

After doing this, save and close the ini. Then create a file inside the folder where the hal and ini folders are on your machine.

Create the file with the following name: feed.py.

Inside it, add these lines for:
widgets.feedoverride.set(0)
commands.set_feedrate(0)
widgets.rapidoverride.set(0)
commands.set_rapidrate(0)

After saving and closing the file. You will need to grant permission to the file, right-click on it and go to properties, then go to the permissions tab, check the option to allow execution of the file as a program, and close the screen. Then, if you open Linuxcnc, it should open with feed replacements and quick replacements at 0%. Simple, but hard to find information about it