Trouble installing NativeCAM

rotwang wrote: I'm also having trouble installing NativeCam, in my case the root cause seems to be that the install scripts make too many assumptions about ini files. I have various things broken out in #INCLUDE files, and the install scripts can't find things.

It is not possible to help you unless you save the terminal output and post it here

rotwang wrote: Would it be possible to summarise the edits that the install script is trying to make so I can do them by hand.

Read nondeb_setup.py and you will see that it is really not easy

rotwang wrote: One teeny tiny point, for me "height" is, was and ever shall be associated with the Z-axis, trying to remember that "depth" refers to the Z-axis catches me every time. Was there a reason for this choice?

When I was in elementary school, I learned that a rectangle (2d) had a length(X) and a height(Y). A 3d cube has a length(X), a width(Y) and a height(Z). When milling, 'depth' is used because it usually mill below the 'surface'. This is only my point of view and could be renamed if most users/operators ask for a change.

If you have trouble installing, you can refer to forum.linuxcnc.org/40-subroutines-and-ng...amed?start=310#93764

Fern

I think my problem is that I am not using a full blown distro but only LXDE-core installed on a 4 gig sd card.
And maybe it lacks some dependencies or something of that ilk.
Anyway I have persevered again and got it running pukka with no issues.

Only thing I want to change is running it in the panel, when I used it previously I ran it in a tab but I am damned if I can remember how to get it tabbed.

It's fine on big screen side panel but my eyes are not so good on small screen and have to much on the gui, Tabs much better for me.

grump wrote: Only thing I want to change is running it in the panel, when I used it previously I ran it in a tab but I am damned if I can remember how to get it tabbed.

You can clone the latest version and the instructions on how to do it are in README.md or better yet use
./ncam.py -t -i(your inifile)
The -t option with axis will make NativeCAM in a tab. I recommend you delete the modified ini file, and remove the .bak extension of your backup to start fresh

You will be able to use it in a tab until you can afford a large monitor. There are plenty of used ones and inexpensive.

Fern

Thanks for that Fern, I'll give it a try.
I have a large monitor on my setup already and have no issues with the home cnc.
I am helping a local company that only use Microsoft products and can't get their heads around the software they have licensed.
I have been using a USB SD card to boot from and showing them lcnc on their systems, they only have grubby little screens and I have difficulty in seeing them

option -t not recognized

Standalone Usage:
ncam [Options]

Options :
-h | --help this text
(-i | --ini=) inifilename inifile used
(-c | --catalog=) catalog valid catalogs = mill, plasma, lathe

To prepare your inifile to use NativeCAM embedded,
a) Start in a working directory with your LinuxCNC configuration ini file
b) Type this command :
ncam (-i | --ini=)inifilename (-c | --catalog=)(valid catalog for this configuration)

A backup of your inifile will be created before it is modified.

After success, you can use it embedded :
linuxcnc inifilename

The message says :

You can clone the latest version and the instructions on how to do it are in README.md or better yet use
./ncam.py -t -i(your inifile)

Fern