Re: g18

[Dam <damg-at-1st.net>]

Hi Dave,
I can't try your code snippit and it's been a while since I've done any
programming but it's no surprise. G02 = clockwise, G03 = counterclockwise. You
may be looking at the xz plane circular move backwards which would make a G03
appear to be a clockwise move.
Dale

Dave Engvall wrote:

> List,
>
> I am working in xz plane with g18.
>
> Snippet:
>     g01 z .1 f 15
>     x 0
>     z -.184
>     y .1908
>     g03 x 2.249 z - 1.3584  r 2.55 f5
>     g01 z .1 f 15
> ...........
>     m2
> This snippet occurs several times with various y offsets to create a
> surface.
>
> If one thinks about a disk lying in the xz plane then this creates a surface
> from the top center of the disk and going to the right and down (top surface
> or radii of the disk, i.e. CW ).
>
> Now at the end of the program...either do m0 and shift to mdi or m2 and go
> to mdi.
> Enter the same snippet line by line. The g03 now does a COUNTERCLOCKWISE
> cut. Surprise!!!
>
> Certainly glad I was testing this in pink foam not steel.
>
> BTW- this is repeatable at least on my machine...600 MHz P3, 2.0.36, 09J.
> Mar 2000 emc.
>
> I would appreciate someone else trying this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Engvall