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Title: Jog Flyout MPG Mode Descriptions
Post by: Overloaded on May 13, 2009, 03:54:10 PM

Hey All,
 I looked through all manuals that I could find and do not have a clear understanding of the MPG selections and their functions on the flyout.
A clearer description of the 4 pictured would be helpful.
Thanks,
RC

Title: Re: Jog Flyout MPG Mode Descriptions
Post by: Hood on May 13, 2009, 04:04:26 PM

Velocity basically means the faster you wind the faster it goes

Step/Velocity Not sure if it works properly or not, it didnt work great for me before but that was years ago. Anyway what it does or is supposed to do is you can set  (in MPG Config) a transition speed where it will go to step mode if below a certain winding speed or velocity mode above.

Step is it will step one increment per click of the MPG but you have to have a slight pause between clicks

MultiStep is similar to Step but you can wind continuously and it will continue to step at the increment you have set, just watch though if you wind too fast and have slowish accel then it may continue for a while after you have stopped winding.


Personally I only ever use Vel mode and MultiStep mode, most of the time its Vel but if I am touching off I get close in Vel mode then change to Multistep and sneak up the last few 0.01mm's. I use 2  physical buttons on my console to swap between Vel and MStep and also have buttons to swap axis.

Hood

Title: Re: Jog Flyout MPG Mode Descriptions
Post by: Overloaded on May 13, 2009, 04:28:03 PM

Much clearer. No description like that in my book.....that I saw anyway.  ::)
Would be neat if the Step/Vel worked well...no need to toggle. I'll try it when I get set up.
 So do you ever change the "increment" ? Or do you just leave it at say  .0001 ?
 Thank  Ya,
RC
 

Title: Re: Jog Flyout MPG Mode Descriptions
Post by: Hood on May 13, 2009, 04:29:54 PM

I keep my increment to 0.01 but that is mm ;)
I do have a button on the console that will toggle through the increments but I never use it so now have it configured to shut down Mach.
Hood

Title: Re: Jog Flyout MPG Mode Descriptions
Post by: Overloaded on May 13, 2009, 04:31:35 PM

just remembered...you dont do inches...01mm then ?

(then you posted) lol

COOL
Thanks

Title: Re: Jog Flyout MPG Mode Descriptions
Post by: Overloaded on May 13, 2009, 04:34:22 PM

That should work well on this new pendant me and a friend are working on.  :)
RC

Title: Re: Jog Flyout MPG Mode Descriptions
Post by: Hood on May 13, 2009, 04:35:51 PM

Like the colours, very Vista ;D

Hood

Title: Re: Jog Flyout MPG Mode Descriptions
Post by: budman68 on May 13, 2009, 05:41:09 PM

Quote from: Hood on May 13, 2009, 04:35:51 PM

Like the colours, very Vista ;D

Hood

Yeah, really, that camera has seen better days Russ -  :D

Dave