Previews Trace of Laser Machine with GladeVCP

Hi everyone,

I have developed a GUI for my Laser Machine and this work good, but I want add more functions. I want add a button that say "Preview Trace" and when I press it the machine make a rectangle or better the contour with the edges of .ngc file without activate the laser . Could give me any idea? Thanks.

Don´t exactly, I have added the Gremlin. I want do a trace of only edges, I don`t want make all Gcode because it takes a long time.The use of my function is to know that area will cover the laser.

Apologize for not expressing myself well with my English,

This is a interesting option to control the Vizualization of preview. Unfortunately I need that the laser head moves along the perimeter in the real world, or if this is very dificult don´t problem, I am content with the laser head moves along a rectangle that marks the limits, left, right, top and bottom, but in the real world not in the preview of Axis or Gremlin.

Ok,

Basically I need this function , applied to laser machine. It is a route into the work area and show me in the real world the area of my material that my design will use. Is similar to a preview in the world real before the complete work.

I have found other video, I think that it have a better explanation can you see it please?

Read the GCode file is a option but this could be very delayed if the G code is extensive.

Maybe could I read the coordinates relative from the current point where the machine until the end points shown in gremlin and do the movement?

I see that Total dimensions are shown in Gremlin. Could I get the coordinates from where to where are these dimensions?