Single Step G Code

[gmm50]

Hello:

Does anyone know if it's possible to single step through all the G Code? Line by line.
Trying to track down the offset in beveling and this would be a big help is seeing tool positions before each line of code.

Thanks in advance

[tonydude]

Open up in notepad.

Tony

[Junior]

I believe the OP wants to see the position on the machine not just read it line by line.

[gmm50]

I would like the controller to execute just one line of G Code then wait for a human input.
Once given then execute just one more line of G Code.

[tonydude]

You could edit the g code in notepad and save it and run it.

Tony

[tonydude]

You will get better results if you post on forum.vectric.com

Tony

[jeb2cav]

Hi George,

There is currently no Shark Control Panel mode that results in executing each line in the tap file, then pausing until you take some action for it to step into the next line/command.

One way to accomplish what you are looking for would be to manually edit the tap file (you can use any text editor for this, like Notepad for example), and insert the G04 Px.y dwell command. For a large tap file this would be pretty labor intensive. But it may work for your purposes.

You could stick a G04 in at the end point of the move where you want to see the position, stick in a value for 10s or something. If you needed more than 10s - you could invoke the Pause from the SCP, then use Continue when you're ready to move on.

A post that talks about this for a different use case is http://cncsharktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2110

For a lengthier discussion on Gcode and tap files as it relates to the Shark, this post may be of interest to you - http://cncsharktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f ... 97&p=10186