Re: Engraving on VF-4
Originally Posted by
rjdj2000
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G47 G98 P1 (MFG #: 1000###) I0. J0.25 R0.1 Z-0.011 F5. E5. X1.8125 Y-0.75
Only bad thing is it won't engrave the '#' just after MFG. I saw where you could call the actual ascii character in the manual by using a 'P' word. But how would one make it work as it engraves what is in between the ( )?Could you do something like this:
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(MFG ) P35(: 1000###)
No, you can't double up the p codes. If you want to engrave literal text, you use P0. So G47 P0 .... (MFG : 100###) will engrave exactly that. If you want the 1000### to increment, you could use P1 (#######), and set the initial value in #599 (or #10599 on the new control). That would have to be a second G47 line. All you need to do is figure out the X value you want the second line of engraving to start at.Hope that helps!
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