Mike: In this case what I need is a counterclockwise radius of .0008" from a face to an OD as in turning. 5 decimal places would be nice but 4 may work.
Kiwi, your code sounds like what I need... 5 decimal places for metric would be ideal and yes, I meant .02mm radius. Are you willing to share ??
All of this is because my friggin diamond turning lathe refuses to properly execute a simple g3 no matter how I define it, alter start and end points, lead in's, etc. Whats worse is that it has no issue with g2 moves before and after the g3s... I have run into this before and have never found rhyme nor reason as to why it will work sometimes and not others. Hence my point to point solution. If it doesn't want to do it one way, it gets to do it another !! *struggles with mastery over machine*
Bernard