On Thursday 29 September 2016 08:34:53 Jim Craig wrote: > On 9/28/2016 9:35 PM, andy pugh wrote: > > On 29 September 2016 at 02:32, Jeff Epler <jep...@unpythonic.net> wrote: > >> Besides the social aspects, some of my goals are to > >> - take a look at some of the things in our github tracker that > >> are languishing > > > > One thing that I find myself coming back to, and is looking > > increasingly like the real answer to "jog while paused" is extending > > the 'position.txt" file, or a close relative, to include "last > > G-code line completed' and a collection of states such as tool and > > spindle speed. > > > > Some users have said that mains power is unreliable where they are. > > If the power goes off mid-job, then they want a pop-up next restart > > saying so. > > > > Is is possible that we have over-complicated the whole > > jog-while-paused thing? Could it really be as easy as "re-start > > unfinished job" ? > > On a similar note. I have wondered why we could not have another > option for run from line "X" where the interpreter actually reads all > of the previous lines but does not act on them just to make sure all > of the persistent codes are set correctly for the program to run from > the line without having to worry about the units, coordinate system, > spindle speed, feedrate, etc. > > Just a thought as sometimes restarting a program partially thorough > can be a hair raising experience. > > Jim > +1 at least, I got bit the 2nd time I tried that, wrecked a $15 tool and $20+ bucks worth of mahogany. So I take my chances & restart from the top. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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