Greetings guru's; In order to visualize this in the backplot, which now operates in a rotate the tool image mode when a rotary axis moves, that won't show me what is happening in the backtrace. So, would something like this be doable?
1. add a code in the tool table to replace the tool image, currently either a cylinder or a cone, with a better image of the tool. Like a cylinder with a round nose for such a tool. A second use for the lathe tool orientaion used only on a lathe maybe? 2. couple the co-ord system to rotate in time with the rotary axis being moved. This might force the addition of another field in the tooltable. Enrty=0 for current behaviour, 1 thru 9 for the coord axis to move, 3. force a specified image of the workpiece that rotates with the co- ordinate system. This might force another entry in the tooltable that would select a simple image we could make as a 3 entry csg file. lenght,width,height for instance for long square stock. 2.9 seems like its about ready, so could this become a 3.0 target? It would sure go a long ways toward bringing LinuxCNC's usability into the new year. Then I could see the thread taking shape in the backplot. Or is there a way the backplot can show me the spiral being cut now, and I'm missing the obvious? Wouldn't be the first time... Docs section header in that case so I can learn how w/o bugging you folks. Thanks everybody. Take care and stay well. 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, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
