Well, they say we learn something every day, right ?
I have searched the web high and low for any similar discussion and found nothing helpful. I do know that when we look at the image of a tool path for a front tool, an internal radius does run counter clockwise. Again, if I try the G02, a small radius internal corner will create a large circle the wrong way in clockwise direction.
I wonder if that checkbox in Mach is on by default ? I also start to assume that this is a known issue ans exactly why they have the option, just like NCPlot does to reverse the arcs.
The bottom line for me is that my control has nothing I can do to alter it other than change from G2 to G3, which again, is not the end of the world. I'm confident too, that I would not have any luck getting any changes made in the control because it is an older development already. I'm not a programmer/programmer (dabble in VB and VBa), but I too think it would be fairly easy to insert a reverse option as it simply has to flip the code when creating it, and flip it when simulating it when the reverse flag is on.
I wish we could get some guidance from "experts" in this regard. I think the evidence so far is however, that different controls are going to have different requirements, and perhaps why we see Mach and NCPlot with the flip option in order to deal with either world.
Well, I'll monitor the thread..... If you change it, wonderful ! If not.... Hey, what can I expect for free, right ? Thanks !