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Mach Discussion => VB and the development of wizards => Topic started by: JimInWoodstock on April 19, 2013, 11:11:17 AM
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I am sure that this has been covered (probably many times) in the forum, but I can't locate what I need.
I want to use a laser pointer bolted to the carriage to set the x-y origin.
So the steps would be
Manually position the laser dot to the desired point on the part with the jog controls.
Add a button to do the following:
Move the carriage some predetermined amount (distance between the laser dot and the cutter center).
Zero the x and y dro.
I am sure that this is trivial, but I don't have very much expertise in VB.
Thanks
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Check this out ..............
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,5762.msg38609.html#msg38609
might help,
Russ
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Or do this, which sets the zero position, but doesn't actually move it to zero. Just use the appropriate X and Y offsets.
XOffset = 3.43 'X offset from laser crosshair to spindle
YOffset = 4.322 'Y offset from laser crosshair to spindle
SetOEMDRO(800,XOffset)
SetOEMDRO(801,YOffset)
Sleep(125)