"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."
Offsets would actually be a great way to handle multiple extruder heads. On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Matt Shaver <m...@mattshaver.com> wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
