I think scheduling might be a useful feature but it is best done as a separate application. The schedule app could run CNC jobs on remote computers. It would be able to do shop-wide scheduling on any number of CNC machines. Also, I think you'd want the scheduler to run on a computer that is not driving a CNC machine. You want the scheduler's user interface to be available at multiple screens and even a cell phone so a web-based interface would be best.
On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 1:17 PM Todd Zuercher <to...@pgrahamdunn.com> wrote: > How hard might it be to add a Job Queue to one of the user interfaces? > > At our factory it is common for a supervisor to create a list of jobs that > are to be ran on a machine for the next shift(s). I think it would be nice > if this could be handled as part of Linuxcnc. The supervisor could build > the job list including: file name and path, type of material to be used, > and number of parts needed (or file runs) then send that directly to the > Linuxcnc PC at the machine over the network. Then Linuxcnc could use this > list to open the correct file for the machine operator, tell the operator > what material is to be used, keep track of the number of parts (or runs) > completed, and move on to the next item in the queue and load it's milling > file when ready, and on down the list. > > Todd Zuercher > P. Graham Dunn Inc.<http://www.pgrahamdunn.com/index.php> > 630 Henry Street > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
