Re: individual velocities

[Jon Elson <jmelson-at-artsci.wustl.edu>]

Clint Bach wrote:

> What do you think the possibilities of getting individual ramp,
> acceleration, and maximum speed for each axis added to the EMC are? On
> my current machine Z will do about 10 IPM but X and Y can do 90 IPM with
> the AHHA controller.  It just breaks my heart to waste 80 IPM,
> especially when the Z axis isn't even moving!!!

Why don't you set the max velocity to 90 IPM, but remember to not ask
for Z moves greater than 10 IPM?  You can easily do this in all programs,
and just turn the jog rate down before jogging Z.

Of course, another fix might be to improve the drive on your Z axis.

Jon