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Dwell not working

Bug Report Done #9T7CC 30 Jun 2026
Broken, no delay

Comments 3

  • UltraNC 30 Jun 2026
    Not so much broken as hasn't been implemented. Let us get on it for you.
  • UltraNC 30 Jun 2026
    We have now added in G04 dwell support.
    Dwell units are read as seconds, so G4 P5 equals 5s, which is how Haas, Mach and LinuxCNC behave. The exception is Fanuc, where a no-decimal P is milliseconds P5000 = 5s.
  • UltraNC 30 Jun 2026
    Here is a simple G04 dwell gcode test snippet

    (UltraNC - G04 dwell test)
    (T1 D=6.0 - 6MM FLAT ENDMILL)
    G21 G90 G17 G94 G54
    T1 M6
    S10000 M3
    G0 X0 Y0 Z5
    G1 Z-1 F300
    G1 X60 F1000
    G4 P5 (5s dwell)
    G1 Y40
    G4 P0.5 (0.5s dwell)
    G1 X0
    G4 P2 (2s dwell)
    G1 Y0
    G0 Z5
    M5
    M30

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