On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 11:54 PM Marcus Bowman < [email protected]> wrote:
> > 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. > That seems like a good way to start. I could then have a hand held device that allows to enter the parameters. Text enters means a trip through a computer. But a hand wheel is actually not a bad way to enter numbers -- 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
