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Offline Bill_O

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jog and run from closest
« on: June 08, 2009, 08:30:04 AM »
I do not know if this is possible but it would be nice to be able to jog to an area near a toolpath and then do a run from here instead of scrolling back through the program.
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Re: jog and run from closest
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 08:58:06 AM »
And have Mach3 guess where you want to start? Don't quite follow you. :)
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Re: jog and run from closest
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2009, 09:22:31 AM »
I am not totally out in left field on this one. I know that at least one router manufacturer is able to do this.
If I am running a job and the bit breaks, after replacing the bit if I jog to the last area that had a cut I want Mach to start at the closest line to where the machine physically is.
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Re: jog and run from closest
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2009, 09:29:50 AM »
Ever use the "Run From Here" button?
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Re: jog and run from closest
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2009, 10:21:09 AM »
Yes and it works great.
What I want to do is from my pendant jog to a location near the cut that was interrupted (broke bit, lunch break or ???) and run from the closest line of gcode. I do not want to go back to the computer and scroll back through the file to find the point I wish to run from.
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Re: jog and run from closest
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2009, 10:26:18 PM »
I could write the code to do this but it would be paid time ;)

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Re: jog and run from closest
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2009, 09:43:54 AM »
Zealous,
Thanks for the offer but it is not that important. If Brian could do this as part of the next Mach I would like it. Please Brian :).
Bill