On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:42:06 -0500 Stuart Stevenson <stus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My first reaction is how could this be necessary? > Are they not wanting/able to capture a file to feed to the control? > I am having trouble imagining a computer so small or a program so > large as to need drip feed. This situation is a direct result of how the 3D printer community views their machines: as _printers_. If you look at a typical office printer, there are few manual controls. An office printer is connected to a computer and you select File/Print from a menu to print your work from within the design system you are using. The 3D printer folks see their machines as a 3D _printer_. It seems logical to me to give them what they're used to, like this: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1245051645/viki-lcd-a-sleek-lcd-control-interface-for-your-3d When the 3D folks discover that they need offsets or homing, or any of the other features of linuxcnc, we'll be there to help. Thanks, Matt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
