Lathe Macros
23 Oct 2021 10:33 #223979
by Muzzer
Replied by Muzzer on topic Lathe Macros
I'm back home now and have made some progress. I ran the sudo apt-get install python-rsvg and got an error:
muzzer_linux@LinuxCNC:~$ sudo apt-get install python-rsvg
[sudo] password for muzzer_linux:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package python-rsvg is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package 'python-rsvg' has no installation candidate
So I downloaded python-rsvg from that download folder and installed it. I got message saying "Same version is already installed". No problem, it worked anyway. I now see the SVG graphic in my Axis lathe GUI. Couple of things:
muzzer_linux@LinuxCNC:~$ sudo apt-get install python-rsvg
[sudo] password for muzzer_linux:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package python-rsvg is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package 'python-rsvg' has no installation candidate
So I downloaded python-rsvg from that download folder and installed it. I got message saying "Same version is already installed". No problem, it worked anyway. I now see the SVG graphic in my Axis lathe GUI. Couple of things:
- For threading, the spindle speed seems to be limited to 20rpm (min) and 200rpm (max). Chamfering is limited to 250rpm (max, with no min). I can see the benefit of limiting the spindle speed in some situations but is it simple to change those limits? I can't see them but perhaps I don't know where to look.
- The scroll buttons in the dimension boxes don't work for me - is there a fix for that? I can select the digits with the mouse or by tabbing through the boxes then use the popup box to clear and edit the values. If I double click (or accidentally reclick) the dimension, the popup gets hidden behind the main window which was confusing to start with and best avoided.
- The tool / speed boxes at the top right seem to be incorrectly scaled. Is there a simple fix for this. It may be related to the above scroll button issue perhaps.
- I haven't figured out how to actually execute the macro once it has been defined (tool #, speed, dimensions etc). Was there a readme somewhere in the folders or perhaps earlier in this thread? Sorry it's been quite a week.
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