corner finder

[swissi]

I came over from the "Tool Setting Options For Router and Mills" thread. I've looked at Sword's corner setting macro and see that it calls for the probe to be tripped on PLC input 5. Is that the same as the Acorn input 5? The Acorn probe setup guide (and my machine) are setup for the probe tripped signal to be on input 7, which Centriod calls PLC input 7. Should I edit the macro to call for the probe triggered input to be on PLC input 7?

The macro, so far as I can tell, seems to be finding the center of a hole in the detection plate

I'd like to take Sword's macro and modify it to work with the detection plate shown below. Imagine it flipped over and snugged up against the lower left hand corner of a work piece. I'd like to find part X0 and Y0 by jogging over the detector, setting Z0 and then probing in the minus direction to the X "wall" and subtracting half a user specified tool diameter from the probed X to get to part X0, moving positive along X an inch or so, and then probing in the minus direction to the Y "wall" and subtracting half a user specified tool diameter from the probed Y position to arrive at a part Y0. The tool diameter would be supplied each time the macro was run.



I think I can get there, but the first step is to try to understand Sword's macro.

The depths of my ignorance on G-code programming can barely be measured, but I am working on trying to get a basic understanding.

Why are you messing around with macros if you can just use the ProbeApp.

The ProbeApp has a Square Plate Cycle specifically designed for this Avid Touch plate and it also has a cycle for the plate that Charlie has with the bore.

-swissi

[Charlie.G]

swissi,
sent you a message.

Charlie

[Charlie.G]

I wanted to thank swissi,
I used his app it took me a bit to figure it out with help from swissi of course...
but it works great, if you want to use a corner finder on your router or mill
this is the way to go. THANK YOU!!!
also wanted to mention I was running the mill version on my router I seen the new router version come out,
and I wasn't going to upgrade since it was working just fine...but for some reason I did it anyway and all I have to say is
wow I didn't think things could be better than what I was already using, but I was wrong if you are running a router
you need to do the upgrade the way it is set up makes a lot more since to me than the mill did
so I big THANK YOU to the centroid folks as well...

Charlie