31659-nativecam-is-features examples

Hi Fern.
First of all thanks a lot for your great work with nativecam.
I have been trying to get familiarized with program preparing several plastic spacers for my mill steppers.
Could you please confirm basic spacer.xml included in nativecam 1.6 is a working example?
I have tried it in LINUXCNCVERSION=2.7.9-38-g140104a and blue progress bar freezes while loading clock does not disappear?
Thanks in advance.
José Miguel

jmmontes wrote:

...Could you please confirm basic spacer.xml included in nativecam 1.6 is a working example?

Hi José

I am running it with no problem in the simulator as I write this. Have you made any changes other than selecting a drill and cutter ?

Fern

Hi Fern,
I have not even selected drill or cutter.
I copy output when launching lcnc with axis_mm simulator.
Quote.
Machine configuration file is 'axis_mm.ini'
Starting LinuxCNC...
.
Found file(lib): /usr/share/linuxcnc/hallib/core_sim.hal
Found file(lib): /usr/share/linuxcnc/hallib/sim_spindle_encoder.hal
Found file(lib): /usr/share/linuxcnc/hallib/axis_manualtoolchange.hal
Found file(lib): /usr/share/linuxcnc/hallib/simulated_home.hal
task: main loop took 0.013569 seconds
task: main loop took 0.013592 seconds
gladevcp: auxiliary dir: /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp/NativeCAM
gladevcp: importing: /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp/NativeCAM/ncam.py
gladevcp: importing: /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp/NativeCAM/pref_edit.py

NativeCAM info:
inifile = /home/jm/linuxcnc/configs/sim.axis-1/axis_mm.ini
NCAM_DIR = /home/jm/linuxcnc/configs/sim.axis-1/ncam
SYS_DIR = /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp/NativeCAM
program = /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp/NativeCAM/ncam.py


[RS274NGC]SUBROUTINE_PATH = ncam/my-stuff:ncam/lib/mill:ncam/lib/utilities
Real paths:
/home/jm/linuxcnc/configs/sim.axis-1/ncam/my-stuff
/usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp/NativeCAM/lib/mill
/usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp/NativeCAM/lib/utilities

Using default mill/menu.xml, no mill/menu-custom.xml found

/usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp/NativeCAM/ncam.py:2327: GtkWarning: IA__gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure: assertion `gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL' failed
mi = _action.create_menu_item()
Previous work not saved as current work
task: main loop took 0.013271 seconds
task: main loop took 0.014709 seconds
Xlib.protocol.request.QueryExtension
Xlib.protocol.request.QueryExtension
task: main loop took 0.010065 seconds
task: main loop took 0.013747 seconds
task: main loop took 0.013752 seconds
Drill info : diameter = 6.350000, point angle = 118 &0.000000;, point length = 1.907732
task: main loop took 0.011907 seconds
task: main loop took 0.012652 seconds
task: main loop took 0.010047 seconds
Unquote.
For your information wheel demo.xml opens without any error.
José Miguel
file:///home/jm/linuxcnc/configs/sim.axis-1/axis_mm.ini

José

Load the example, read the comment then select Params and read last line

Fern

Hi Fern,
Example does not open, screen stays as in attached screenshoot, I have to force closing lcnc.
José Miguel

José,

1. Restart lcnc.
2. Uncheck Auto-refresh from NativeCAM Utilities menu
3. Open 'basic spacer.xml' example
4. Change values in Params for some metric ones
5. Click on the Build Button (the one that looks like a gear)

If this does not work, post ALL screen shots that you think are pertinent

Fern

Hi José

I have an update for 'basic spacer.xml' here not published yet.


Would you save it in '/home/jm/linuxcnc/configs/sim.axis-1/ncam/catalogs/mill/projects' and see if it works for you

If not you have some other issues

Fern

Hi again Fern,
Thanks again for your proactivity.
I attach g-code error.
Before asking for your support, I uninstalled ncam, deleted ncam directory in /home/jm and all ncam folders inside /home/jm/linuxcnc/configs, then Installed ncam 1.6 by means of apt-get install.
Take also into account that now my version is linuxcnc 2,7.10 due to last update.
José Miguel

Hi José

You are not giving me much stuff to help you solve your issue. I think it is something you have not configured well but I need to see more.

I see you are using nativecan stand alone.

I want to see ncam.ngc, the output of the terminal when you run it, the directory and sub-directories content where your inifile is.

I guess you have executed $ ncam -i inifile -c mill -t
because I saw that ncam is in a tab.

Give me everything, so I can help

Fern

José

please read this :
forum.linuxcnc.org/40-subroutines-and-ng...amed?start=390#96230

Fern