Reload Tool on start up, new feature in gmoccapy

Hallo dear users

do you know the following annoying situation?

You start your machine, home all axis and want to start a quick job, but before you need to go to the tool tab or to MDI and reload the tool, that is currently mounted in your spindle.

That is not any more necessary!!

Release 2.2.0 offers a switch on the settings page to reload a tool on start up!
It is checked by default, as I do think that this is the way it has to be

It works the following way:
when gmoccapy receives the signal that all axis are homed, the tool will be reloaded with the command:
Please see, that also length compensation will be loaded!

Hope you like that new feature, otherwise just go to the settings page and disable it.

Norbert

good work
I just started working with LinuxCNC and Gmoccapy and came across the 'problem' that I had to do a G43 each time I startup the machine

Any advise on how to update gmoccapy?

@timmert

if you use buildbot, just use synaptic ore apt
if you build from source, just pull and recompile.

Norbert

Thanks for the info.
I upgraded with synaptic and got the latest version.
But isn't it possible to use the new Gmoccapy update with version 2..7 stable release? I don't want to use the master.

No.

ok, I'm going to cry in a corner

The problem is because of the merger of the Joints/Axis branch into Master, there was a significant restructuring of how the machine and user interface is configured. Making porting from that version to an earlier one impractical. It would be easier to to add/change what ever feature you like in the old version than to try to use the new one.

It would be possible to add that Feature also to 2.7 release, but new stuff should go only to the development release, meaning master and the stable release will only get bug fixes.

I do like that way it is handled in linuxcnc comunity, as otherwise the stable release could easily become unstable due to new features.

Norbert

makes sense
I will upgrade to the master release soon.

Keep up the good work, I really like gmoccapy

Tool stuff solved, and pushed.

Norbert