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  1. #1
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    Arc output - I,J,K or R's

    How does one interpret I'J'K's output. I have an example here.

    I have an arc of R1.25 and the center of the arc is at X2.0 Y2.0 from the origin.

    G02 X3.25 y2.0 I -1.0483 J-0.6808
    G02 X2.0 Y0.75 I-1.25 J0
    G02 X0.75 Y2.0 I0 J1.25
    G02 X2.0 Y3.25 I1.25 J0
    G02 X3.0483 Y2.6808 I0 J-1.25
    G00 Z0.1

    Any help would be great

  2. #2
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    Cool circular interpolation

    Andy

  3. #3
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    looking at your code... it looks to be absolute X & Y with I & J incremental...
    That means that the X & Y are the end of the arc relative to your origin and the I & J are the center of the current arc relative to the X & Y coordinate.

    For example if you want a complete circle in one code then it would look like this:
    G02 X3.25 Y2 I-1.25 J0 (1.25 rad centered at X2 Y2)

    If you wanted to code it in quadrants it would look like this:
    G01 X3.25 Y2 (start point "3 o-clock")
    G02 X2 Y0.75 I0 J1.25 (first quadrant clockwise "6 o-clock")
    G02 X0.75 Y2 I1.25 J0 (second quadrant clockwise "9 o-clock")
    G02 X2 Y3.25 I0 J-1.25 (third quadrant clockwise "12 o-clock")
    G02 X3.25 Y2 I-1.25 J0 (fourth quadrant clockwise "3 o-clock")

    Hope this helps...

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