Need Help!- Front & Rear Tools

[M250cnc]

I currently use a G51 x-2 to use a rear toolpost.

Is there an equivalent procedure for EMC2 ?

Thanks

[chester88]

There is no mirror image function in EMC2.
if you want to use a rear turret you must code it as if its a front tool.
untill someone writes a mirror image function which won't be anytime soon I would bet.

but I would like it for my lathe too.

Chris M

[M250cnc]

Thanks for the answer Chris.

Do the developers know it is a much needed feature ?

I tried just coding when i first tried it on Mach3 because to a simpleton like me it should work. But no it doesn't, but G51 x-2 does

[chester88]

I would say no.
mills are the main stay.
Having Diam mode is actually fairly recent!

I would suggest you join the mail list and ask.Here:

https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

and add a formal request on source forge.Read here:

http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Trackers

This is an informal feature request list :

http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?EmcFeatures

Its mostly for reference.

Chris M

[M250cnc]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the help thus far.

Is it OK to add another name to the request list to say, yes i want this too ?

Will be doing some more reading