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						04 Oct 2022 14:19				#253449
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				are there any other functions needed for plasma cutting ?
i have no plasma cutter 
			
					i have no plasma cutter
 
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						04 Oct 2022 16:57				#253457
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			I have 4 right now, want one?
i have no plasma cutter
 
			
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						04 Oct 2022 22:46		 -  05 Oct 2022 04:56		#253479
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				Attached is the test file, I am not sure what you mean by configuration, I am just using the defaults.
I should add that this iMac has a retina screen.
The attached patch makes it quite useable but probably needs more work.
When I refer to plasma I am referring to the plasmac based configurations which are a bit oddball in the linuxcnc way of thing.
For plasma it is best for small holes to have a straight leadin even if other leadins are arcs, and the length of the leadin needs to be restricted to no longer than the hole radius. I would be nice to have a user changeable small hole size size with say a default of 32mm as these holes would also normally set a hal pin to limit the velocity for torch height control.
Plasmac also uses materials in a different way in that we use materials rather than linuxcnc tools, this is not really compatible with the linuxcnc norm...
					I should add that this iMac has a retina screen.
The attached patch makes it quite useable but probably needs more work.
When I refer to plasma I am referring to the plasmac based configurations which are a bit oddball in the linuxcnc way of thing.
For plasma it is best for small holes to have a straight leadin even if other leadins are arcs, and the length of the leadin needs to be restricted to no longer than the hole radius. I would be nice to have a user changeable small hole size size with say a default of 32mm as these holes would also normally set a hal pin to limit the velocity for torch height control.
Plasmac also uses materials in a different way in that we use materials rather than linuxcnc tools, this is not really compatible with the linuxcnc norm...
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						05 Oct 2022 08:09				#253505
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				@tommylight
i think the transport costs to germany are bigger than a cheap homemade one, but thanks
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thank you for the patch, i merged it with little changes
about plasma/small holes/...:
i could add more machine->tool-modes for plasma to support such special functions
i have to think about how to integrate this best
if you have any ideas, you can share them with me 
			
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@phillc54
thank you for the patch, i merged it with little changes
about plasma/small holes/...:
i could add more machine->tool-modes for plasma to support such special functions
i have to think about how to integrate this best
if you have any ideas, you can share them with me
 
			
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						06 Oct 2022 08:13				#253596
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				i would like to make the prostprocessor more customizable and include functions like:
before_lead_in
before_lead_out
before_begin
after_begin
before_end
after_end
before_contour
before_tab
after_tab
before_island
after_island
before_plunge
after_plunge
What do you think about this and where should you be able to insert your own code ?
					before_lead_in
before_lead_out
before_begin
after_begin
before_end
after_end
before_contour
before_tab
after_tab
before_island
after_island
before_plunge
after_plunge
What do you think about this and where should you be able to insert your own code ?
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						28 Feb 2023 19:29				#265601
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						01 Mar 2023 08:26				#265639
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				please replace 'PATH_TO_DXF' with the real path to your .dxf file you want to open.			
					
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						01 Mar 2023 19:18				#265668
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						02 Mar 2023 08:21				#265703
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				Ahh, ok, do you can see gcode in the 'Maschine-Output' Tab ?
I think your 3D driver is broken, can you run 'glxgears' ?
					I think your 3D driver is broken, can you run 'glxgears' ?
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						02 Mar 2023 11:30				#265710
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