Tormach's PathPilot is a reasonable example of what I think that you want. It is rather limited but does pockets, facing, drilling, probing, etc. Everything is Python and closely integrated with the rest of their LinuxCNC based controller software.
Another example, very much in flux, is http://www.fenichel.net/pages/Indoor_Activities/metalworking/mill/Tormach%20 mill.htm It is a somewhat "super conversational" module that attempts to combine the usual conversational operations with a database of material feeds/speeds and other info. > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 6:30 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC); Machinekit > Subject: [Emc-users] Looking for examples of conversational machine interface > > As the title says. I'm collecting ideas and the best place to start is with good > examples of what is currently available today. > > A conversational interface to a milling machine is one that does not expose G- > Code or CAD/CAM to the user. The user "tells" the machine what he wants, > usually by selecting from a short menu. The machine provides a preview of > what he asked for. Possibly the user sees a mistake and makes a correction > and then finally says "Do it." > > There are some serious limits to what can be done with this kind of interface. > But also the simple kinds of operations that can be done are > common and useful. For example surface milling a large flat area, boring > a hole of a given diameter and depth or making a pocket. > > What I'm looking for is examples of this kind of user interface and opinions, > good or bad. Anyone have links to products and experience (good or bad) > using them. > > My goals to make something VERY SIMPLE to do one-off machine tasks. This > kind of software is NOT real-time so it could run on any hardware, even a cell > phone. > > Please don't say you would never us this because you write g-code. No, you do > that only because it is the least bad option. > > > Sorry to cross post this. I know some of you will see this twice > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging > tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
