More Post Help (Thermwood)

[kathy]

Now I know thatthis is a very simple question, but I am in total overload !!

I want to put in a statement to reverse all my Z moves so the the Z down is positive and the Z retract is negative.

I'm going to play around with it, and maybe get lucky - however if anyone has a simple solution I would appreciate it!

I would even not tease Jay or Jim for at leaset a week!

Thanks, Kathy

[Scott Bond]

Hi

I can only make this an alteration in my editor by making all the z- to z$ ,then all the z to z- ,then all the z$ to z.

I know this is little light but if we give a good solution we let these guys off the hook.

"I would even not tease Jay or Jim for at leaset a week!"

[kathy]

Scott!

I guess stress is a good thing for me...

I did it by defining a postblock:

pzrev

Z = -Z

than I added the postblock to my z moves, for example:

prapid # Linear line movement - at rapid feedrate

pzrev

n, x, y

pzrapid # Linear movement in Z axis only - at rapid feedrate

pzrev

n, z, !fr

plin # Linear line movement - at feedrate

pzrev

n, x, y, z, pfr

pz # Linear movement in Z axis only - at feedrate

pzrev

n, z, pfr

I just found out that I have over 300 parts (tees, angles, clips) to program over the next two weeks!!

Thanks, Kathy