I understand what you are trying to do, John, and it doesn't work quite like the Windows world that Mach 3/ Mach 4 live in.
In the interests of not reinventing the wheel Path Pilot is available from Tormach for ~ $25, here: https://www.tormach.com/store/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=38249 This software runs on Linux. It expects to find itself on a particular hardware platform and will not work if it does not. That isn't necessarily a disaster because there are ways around it: https://forum.linuxcnc.org/pathpilot As you will see, this is a work in process and depends on people helping people to get it working. If you can get it working on your hardware, you will only have to do this ONCE. This seems like something the a typical Windows user might find a *little* more palatable than constantly working off a command line "1970's approach" :-) I haven't done this yet myself because I enjoy the things the Linux can do that Windows cannot and I really like what Linuxcnc can do vs Mach 3. I guess before anybody looks at spending $25 and possibly a lot of time and maybe frustration getting Path Pilot working, you ought to take a look and see if it does what you want? Here's a very limited start, a far from exhaustive list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixjxNq9Cnpk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd7IzOGtFKY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puZednzlsY0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3iCs1-hyAc I hope that helps? Martin ________________________________ From: John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 11:58 AM To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Wizards for LinuxCNC HI Andy, > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 at 06:03, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> > wrote: > > > So what can I tie into LinuxCNC that does the same thing? > > For that sort of job I do typically just type G-code in the MDI > window. You can queue commands. > So I will often start the spindle, jog to the start depth, then type > G1 X10 Y0 > G1 X10 Y10 > G1 X-10 Y10 > G1 X-10 Y-10 > G1 X10 Y-10 I started keying in those numbers into a quicky .ngc G-Code program and then realized I'd fallen back into the trap of if you want something in Linux just use a terminal window and the command line; 1970's approach to using computers. It was at that point that I stopped. Rebooted and ran WIN-XP. Ran MACH3 and used a wizard. That took less time since I also wanted to bore the counter sink hole for the hold down bolt and they have a wizard for that too. > > (to make squares and rectangles you end up just switching the sign of a > number) > I see this as the equivalent of using the power feeds on a manual mill. > And yes I do that too. But I've also accidentally forgotten the '-' sign and had to hit the ESTOP as it heads to a clamp. But you are right! In my case I had the 0,0 position set where I'd first drilled the 3/8" hole for the clamp bolt. Then I wanted the counter sink still done at 0,0 for a depth of 0.3". After that I had to remove the outside clamps. Set up the middle clamp bolt whose head was now recessed. And then set up a new 0,0 position. Now I can just do the command line G1 instructions as you suggested. > For more complicated jobs, have you looked at NativeCAM? > https://forum.linuxcnc.org/nativecam/32891-use-nativecam-as-a-deb- > package-now I'll take a look. Thanks. > > Videos: https://youtu.be/m7Ob8wyItpg > John > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > � George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
