On 24 Jul 2018, at 07:33, Chris Albertson wrote:
> What I want and am looking for is a kind of conversational system > where I can walk up to the mill and use it for something simple with no > need for g-code. I'm going back and forth on what would be best. > I use a library of self-written general-purpose programs for the everyday common tasks. These have a parameter block at the start where I can quickly modify sizes and speeds, so that the program can be modified in the editor for the task on the mill at the time. It's half a step removed from conversational programming, but makes most simple tasks easy and quick to do (like taking a pass along an edge, cutting a rectangular perimeter (with or without radiused corners or ends), cutting a rectangular or circular pocket, cutting an arc on the end of a workpiece, executing multiple surfacing passes to flatten a face,engrave a scale, etc, etc. This means (a) I only have to load one of these programs to do most straightforward tasks, and (b) I can easily edit the guts of several routines together, or add additional code, to make a more complex program quite quickly. For anything with more complex curves or multiple perimeters and pockets, I use the CAD (VCarve Pro). > But my > first try will be a hand held box with a control wheel and an LCD screen > and so buttons. It can completely by-pass LCNC I used to think I would need manual knobs as well as the computer control of the machine, but in 15 years or so, I have never had the need. We each have our own style, though, and I have a friend who has a gantry router and he often moves it manually. Marcus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
