NativeCAM is Features renamed

Reading upthread, I just found the zip is busted, si I'll try the git clone. Trying to run the txt installer from the zip, in the config directory of the lcnc 2.8.0-pre, I got this response from the script when it was to access my ini file:

gene@GO704:~/linuxcnc/configs/GO704fast$ ncam --ini=GO704Fast.ini --catalog=mill
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/ncam", line 5150, in <module>
verify_ini(os.path.abspath(ini), catalog, in_tab)
File "/usr/bin/ncam", line 4952, in verify_ini
with open(fname, 'r') as b :
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/gene/linuxcnc/configs/GO704fast/GO704Fast.ini'

And that IS the exact path to that .ini file. ??? Is there a fix, or do I blow this whole tree away and git-clone it?

Cheers, Gene1934

Hi Fern,

FernV wrote: . In your case what you need is "Elemente spiegeln" (Mirror items) and place it after the elements you want to miror like this image.

Earlier I did exactly that but did not see an effect. What I missed is that the "Mirror items" component comes up de-activated per default. I changed that behaviour in cfg/mill/polyline-mirror-i.cfg. Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Karl

kjacobs wrote: Hi Fern,

FernV wrote: . In your case what you need is "Elemente spiegeln" (Mirror items) and place it after the elements you want to miror like this image.

Earlier I did exactly that but did not see an effect. What I missed is that the "Mirror items" component comes up de-activated per default. I changed that behaviour in cfg/mill/polyline-mirror-i.cfg

Having active by default made it very confusing in many case, wondering what was happening. I think re-ordering parameters with defining the mirror line first then activate would help.

Instead of changing cfg/mill/polyline-mirror-i.cfg, right click and save values as your custom defaults after you changed parameters in ncam. Those defaults will be read every time you use cfg/mill/polyline-mirror-i.cfg or any other cfg file.


Fern
P.S. in next release, when not active, no parameters will be visible (except active of course)

How do I enable this backplot I see in the first snapshot above? Or what do I need to install and configure as the case may be?

Thanks & Cheers, Gene1934

Gene,
all I did was follow message # 94274 of this forum, then type ncam -h to get instructions how to embed into your ini-file.
Updates to new versions of NativeCAM after that are as easy as sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get install nativecam
See forum.linuxcnc.org/40-subroutines-and-ng...w?limitstart=0#94274
Karl

I did try it, it was added to the right edge of the lcnc screen. Viewing by an ssh login, now I go start it from its own keyboard and leave it running for a few hours as I have to go and play cook for some dinner now. Might even leave it cutting air for that wheel.

Thanks & Cheers to both of you.
Gene1934