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  1. #1
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    reusing gcode

    Is there a way in Powermill to specifying some gcode once and reusing it many times and each time modifying just the X & Y positions? I have gcode for thread millling used to create 1 thread on 1 hole. But, I want to resuse the same code for many holes which means reusing code and changing just the X & Y positions. Any way to do this?

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    Exactly Gcode or PM traectory?

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    Quote Originally Posted by georgebarr View Post
    Is there a way in Powermill to specifying some gcode once and reusing it many times and each time modifying just the X & Y positions? I have gcode for thread millling used to create 1 thread on 1 hole. But, I want to resuse the same code for many holes which means reusing code and changing just the X & Y positions. Any way to do this?
    Hi! Have you solved your problem yet? I solved this problem for myself by doing a little bit of manual programming in the program generated by Powermill.

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    I found out that reusing gcode requires knowledge of gcode programming. While it is possible to do this, I would rather rely on the Powermill GUI to make the changes. This would be more reliable for me.

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