According to this thread (2 pages recent) you can buy just the software from Tormach:
https://forum.linuxcnc.org/pathpilot/37457-purchasing-pathpilot Is that incorrect? Martin ________________________________ From: Chris Albertson Look at Tormach's "Path Pilot". This is actually a conversational CNC interface that runs on LinuxCNC. The trouble is that Tormach does not sell Path Pilot unless you buy one of their machines. What is needed is an open-source reimplementation of Path Pilot. Here is more info and a screenshot https://www.tormach.com/pathpilot/ Looking at the above page, it seems that now you can try an on-line version of Path Pilot. On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 10:00 AM John Dammeyer <[email protected]> wrote: > HI Andy, > > > From: andy pugh [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 at 06:03, John Dammeyer <[email protected]> > > 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 > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
