For the last couple weeks, running the 2.8.0-pre# my tool, a .250" diameter mill as shown in the tool table, has become a single, weakly flickering pixel that is very hard to follow in the backplot, and extremely easy to lose track of.
The command is M6 T1 to switch to it in my code. The tool.tbl: gene@GO704:~/linuxcnc/configs/GO704fast$ cat tool.tbl T1 P1 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.25 ;1/4 inch mill T2 P2 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.126 ;1/8 drill T3 P3 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.135 ;5/32 drill T4 P4 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.038 T5 P5 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.041 T6 P6 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.052 ;0.052 pcb component lead clearance drill T7 P7 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.0514 ;placeholder pcb bigger component clearance drill T8 P8 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.001 ;interconnect pattern etch T9 P9 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.0625 ;reference hole drill T10 P10 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.04 ;a #58 drill T11 P11 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.0625 ;a .0625 2 fl end mill T12 P12 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.0312 ;added 20130917 T13 P13 X0 Y0 Z0 D0.0015 ;added 20130918 T99 P99 X-1.6505 Y0.6823 Z0 D0.0001 ;test of camview-emc, added 20131128 Am I doing something wrong? Or are these measurements now being interpreted as mm's? Just for S&G, I'll edit tool 1 to be a 6.35mm (.250") tool when I get back to that machine. Side comment, FWIW: Much of what I use lcnc for in woodworking is 2D, and I find that the 3D display, like when doing multiple passes to get to full depth, of a wood joint where the tool path is just being duplicated per depth pass, is needless dirtying of the backplot display, so I would suggest disabling this feature when an individual axis is chosen for the displayed backtrace. I think its ok for the default angled view, and may be helpful/informative there in helping to visualize things. Using the first Z view, having the displayed trace shrink as the tool descends, is not helpful. In fact it has made me check my code for unwanted, typu driven scaling errors until I realized I was looking at a 3D view from straight up, apparently from the homed, fixed position. Z home for me is near the top of the post so the scaling effect isn't huge, just enough to muck up the view. Perhaps this 3D mode could be made switchable in the view menu? Hypothetical question, throwing it out to see if it sticks to the wall: If I was to mount a dovetail bit, how would that be entered into the tool.tbl? An inverted cone, with a minimum diameter shank sticking out of the truncated tip might do, but to be precise, would need to be able to specify the angle of the dovetail, usually 7 degrees but I have seen up to 14 degrees. That large invites sloppy work though, and does nothing to enhance the strength of the joint when wood is the medium. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
