PathPilot V2 source code

Anything apart from XYZ will revert to a single line lookahead. This can, and most likely will, create very jerky movement.

It would be great if this would be improve, as I would say its far from optimal.

@RDA,

Here you see a xyz + a move. Using a blend radius in the corner.

Grotius wrote:

@RDA,

Here you see a xyz + a move. Using a blend radius in the corner.

 

I propose 4 variants of one trajectory for testing, which will show the problem of smoothing more than 3 axes
- g2 circle
- polyline circle
- g2 circle + AB axis
- poliline circle + AB axis

In the current version of TP you can clearly see the difference between the speed on the polyline, (which is as fast as the G2 circle), and how much slower the speed will be when the AB axes are connected. Ideally they should all run at the same speed.
 
 

Hi hmnijp,

Thanks for your ngc files.






 

The planner at work.



tapping.

Test scurve on real machine.
Just playing around.

youtube.com/shorts/8r2IrYtdmNI


 

Grotius,

Can you please share the PathPilot source code? On GitHub or anywhere else?

I've already sent 2 cheques to Tormach to receive the sources. They gave me 2 different addresses so far, both were invalid and the mail bounced.

@Johnbl,

It's up to Tormach themself to make it available in the first place.
I  won't publish it because of ethical considerations.

From the tormach source gpl2 licence :

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I don't really get your point of view.
The ethical thing would be to share the GPL code.

I don't have the time nor money to sue Tormach to get it. IMO what they are doing is simply malicious (non) compliance.

@John,

I recieved the source and the message to not publish it on github.
If i recieve the source tonight from other source, i can just publish it right away.
And i have other source, i will ask.