NativeCAM is Features renamed

Transistor wrote: ...nothing happens the AXIS preview display. It's still showing the LinuxCNC splash job.

Any pointers on where to look?

Do you have a dialog displaying an error like bogie had ?
Run from a terminal, save the output and post.
Also post a screenshot.
Try with gmoccapy

Fern

PS What is your OS and version ?

1. No error dialog.
2. Ì started LinuxCNC from terminal as you suggested and saw that I received an error 13 - write permissions - on ~/linuxcnc/configs/mill/ncam/scripts/ncam.ngc. I fixed this and it seems to be loading the g-code into AXIS now.

OS is Debian GNU/Linux 7.9 (wheezy).

Two questions:
Q1. The documentation says that an "ncam" director will be created. The script creates "nativecam". What's supposed to happen? Should we rename the folder or fix all the wrong paths added to the ini files?
Q2: I seemed to have to run nondeb_setup.py even though I'm using a Debian based Ubuntu (default LinuxCNC) install.

Thank you for your help and for what appears to be a very useful plug-in.

Hi,

It looks like you used a superuser terminal to install, did you ? I will clearly mention to use a regular user terminal.

~/nativecam directory is created/used when there is no mention of inifile in the command line in standalone mode.
Default catalog is mill but you can use '-c plasma' or '--catalog=lathe' (I am currently writing lathe code).
~/nativecam directory can be deleted anytime without consequences.

Use some demo inifile or modify yours as per instruction when you type ./ncam.py -h

Fern

Thanks again.
There were a couple of other funnies. The X and Y axis got swapped. I'm still trying to figure that out. They work correctly if I run the configurator but when I run the ncam setup again something gets messed up.
I'm away this week so until next weekend ...

Transistor wrote: ...The X and Y axis got swapped

Have you pushed the wrong button ?

Fern

Hah!, but no! It's incorrect when I use the keyboard jog. Cursor key left / right should move the X-axis. (It did before and does when I restore my original setup.
I'll sort it out next weekend. Thanks.