How many decimal points can Mach 3 read for coordinates in the gcode? Is it 4 places after the decimal point?
Warren
How many decimal points can Mach 3 read for coordinates in the gcode? Is it 4 places after the decimal point?
Warren
Probably at least 6, but I'm not sure.
Gerry
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Mach3 2010 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html
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Warren it is not so much what Mach can read as it is the ability of your machine to put those positions to use. I use Mach2 with .0000 gcodes but my machine will only be good to .000.
Mike
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Warren, if this is for your program, let the user decide how many they want. That's what I do in my AutoCAD macro. I use FormatNumber() and Round(). FormatNumber() also let's you turn off commas for numbers over 999. Some programs don't like commas.
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html
Mach3 2010 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)