Grecode

Hi!
If you ever need to rotate your gcode freely, there is now an app for that:
code.google.com/p/grecode/
It can also align by the x-y bounding box, or mirror and things like that.

greetings,
Bernhard

can somone give me a example in real live where this action is needed
or is it only you can do it bx Linuxcnc
99.9% is straight part manufacturing

Well, 10 years ago you could not do that in linuxcnc

Hello to all,
I was looking a way to automatically mirror (flip) G-code. For example, the workflow will go like this:
1-Operator open the G-code in the Linuxcnc.
2-Place the panel in the LeftHand corner of the machine working table.
3-Push the start button dedicated to LH corner and machine start the cycle.
4-While the machine is working in the LH corner operator places another panel in the RightHand corner of the machine working table.
5-Push the start button dedicated to the RH corner.
Now, right here I am stuck. Linuxcnc needs to flip in X direction (mirror it) the loaded G-code when the operator presses the RH button. I did manage to change the coordinates when RH is pressed to G55 but not sure how to solve this mirror challenge.

I would greatly appreciate if someone can help me. Seems like this grecode is a way but I am not that strong in coding.

Seems to me that grecode might serve you well, using a bash script inside an M command just like in the video. It seems to support direct commands like -xflip so the gui would maybe not need to appear but only the gcode reloaded.
Have you been able to compile grecode?


[edit]
Using two different switchable kinematics might also get you a functioning machine but the toolpath preview on screen would not show the gcode as mirrored since it's the kinematic that changes and not the gcode. Also I would think it's quite a bit more effort then if you can get grecode working for you.