Imperial and metric

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Imperial and metric

Postby asuratman » Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:39 am

Can I have 2 profile in metric and imperial in one UCCNC software in 1 notebook ? Or it is better to use converter thats the program already in this forum ?
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Re: Imperial and metric

Postby Robertspark » Fri Nov 23, 2018 3:20 am

Yes it is recommended that you have two profiles if you want mm and inches, you. Just use the -p switch in the desktop shortcut (read the beginning of the uccnc users manual and it tells you all of the available shortcut switches)
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Re: Imperial and metric

Postby asuratman » Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:52 pm

I can make 2 profile, but I have problem with macro. For example, I switched from metric to imperial. If I do probing without changing the macro to inches, the z axis will go up ( 25 mm is interpreted as 25 inch) high after the second touch. What I plan is I will make 2 folder ( mm profile folder and inch profile folder) for profile, I will rename (profile) whichever in active condition. The one none active will be rename for example profile mm.
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Re: Imperial and metric

Postby ger21 » Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:05 pm

If your macros use hard coded values for distances, then you'll need different macros for different units.
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Re: Imperial and metric

Postby Dan911 » Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:47 pm

Every profile has it's own macro folder so you will need to adjust macro for units. Also don't forget to go to general settings, there's 5 -6 settings there that need to be converted to units used. Sorry if pointing out the obvious but this had me scratching my head for a while.

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