Re: mdi moves

["Dave Engvall" <dengvall-at-charter.net>]

Jon, Paul:
Thanks for checking this out. 
It can be nasty is one is not aware.....

D
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Elson" <elson-at-pico-systems.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <emc-at-nist.gov>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: mdi moves


> 
> 
> 
> Dave Engvall wrote:
> 
> > List,
> >  
> > Ray is hiding 'somewhere in the West' so I'll send this to the list 
> > and see if someone can duplicate my results(?).
> >  
> > System is BDI 2-18 which I just installed.
> >  
> > Bring up emc and home:
> > shift to mdi
> > G1 X 12 Y 5 F10
> >      X 5
> > before the machine arrives at X = 5 issue:
> >      Y 5.5
> > machine completes the X5
> > then does a G1 X(position when the Y 5.5 CR was done) Y 5.5
> >  
> > This may be an anomoly in my install or it may be more general.
> 
> I'm pretty sure I've seen this, too.  You don't have to enter the second
> command real fast, either.  You can interrupt the first move with <esc>
> and then enter the 2nd MDI move.  This was fixed once, some time ago,
> but has apparently come back, for the BDI versions.
> 
> Jon
> 
>