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Mach Discussion => VB and the development of wizards => Topic started by: Tarak on October 22, 2007, 10:47:39 PM

Title: Possibility of having a blending radius command?
Post by: Tarak on October 22, 2007, 10:47:39 PM

I've currently got in my program for the machine to go to a certain point
e.g
Code "G91 X20 Z10."
'*
Code "X-20 Z10."
Code "G0 X30."

'*
'This is where I'm hoping to have the following:
'Radius=GetUserDRO(1262)
'Blend radius (tangent) between the last line and the next line
'*
The attached pic should explain it better, is this do-able?

Title: Re: Possibility of having a blending radius command?
Post by: Graham Waterworth on October 23, 2007, 04:53:13 PM

Its not as easy as it looks, you need to know a lot about what is coming up in the next moves, e.g. look ahead. You can't do this with a macro or g-code.

Also what if the rad is too big to fit in the V.

I once asked Art for auto rad and auto chamfer,  I think he is still laughing about it now.

Graham.

Title: Re: Possibility of having a blending radius command?
Post by: Tarak on October 27, 2007, 06:22:04 PM

Thanks Graham, I was wondering if it was a bit of a hard one.
Oh well....