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grijalvap wrote: There is any way to remove any Z related stuff, my equipment only have X and Y Axis

Does your ini file exclude a Z axis ? In such case it can be automatically detected and code would be conditional to it.

It means that not 3d would show i.e. flat workpiece and no vertical lead-in or out

Regards
Fern

Yes, the configuration excludes the Z axis, it only has X and Y axis, so what you comment should work.
Thanks

tommylight wrote: As for videos, have a look at some of mine

I would watch them if I could find them

tommylight wrote: ...Another method mentioned there is a hal component, there is already one made by BigJT for use with THCAD or other THC, it is much easier to modify and understand but if i remember correctly that still needs a sub for finding the material.

This is what I am working on but am a little confused about what I should put in it and params needed

This can be set in lead_in code but it is with a Z axis

1. procedure of finding pre-entry X,Y points : already done
2. procedure of finding the material surface : ok with probing with Z axis or would a THC do it by itself and the next step ?
3. retracting to pierce height : is it the same as firing height ?
4. firing the torch : should be M3
5. waiting for arc ok : should be M66
6. waiting for pierce delay : ok with G4
7. moving to cutting height : is it different than pierce height

Then enable motion and do the actual cut
At the end, lead_out then M5

tommylight wrote: Nothing more, as it would make some things easier for some user but more complicated for others.

I agree as it must be easily usable with any machine already setted up for plasma cutting

Regards
Fern

Hi FernV,
Here is the link to videos, there are some of the plasma cutters and some other machines i have built over time.
www.youtube.com/channel/UCS0X88R7n7P2jIF...os?view=57&flow=grid

There are 2 examples of code for probing the material in the wiki so any of those would do the job, there is also one functional (i never tested it, so do not take it for granted) example for Inkscape with gcodetools, under tools library that uses g38.x for probing.

The setup i use on all machines does not use gcode for probing, so it does not need anything except the leadin/out and the M3/M5, everything else is done in HAL.

One more detail:
due to different setups and configurations it is advisable to add an Sxx after the M3 ( M3 S5 for example ), as some configs will not start the torch when an M3 is issued if it is not followed by the spindle speed. That can be any number after the S . No negative values and no zero.

Forgot to add that there is no need for M66, as that is easier done with motion.spindle-at-speed, it requires only 2 lines to be added to hal.
Regards,
Tom

Hi,

I have problems seeing the workpiece in the lcnc view.

I'm running lcnc 2.7.8 on Debian Wheezy and have downloaded the latest version of NativeCAM from GIT.

I've gone through the setup of ncam and I can start it both stand-alone and embedded.

When running embedded and using the demo config file mill-mm.ini (the metric one), functions seem to be working.
- I can add a workpiece
- I can modify it, etc.

However, I cannot see it.. If i rescale the workpiece I can see the lcnc view changing zoom level but the workpiece is invisible.

Don't know if I can provide any more input for this error or if it's known. Please let me know if I can provide more valuable input.

Thanks
Anders