Another plasma component...

Is it possible for me to duel boot my cnc PC. I have everything working how I want but would like to try a fresh clean install of Linux and Linux cnc with the new plasmaC.

Linux Mint will do that for you during install and it usually works without any issue, over any other system be it Linux or Windoze.
Debian net install will not do that automagically but there must be a lot of tutorials on the net on how to dual boot with anything.
Please do read carefully what it is recommending to do before pressing next.

JTknives wrote: Is it possible for me to duel boot my cnc PC. I have everything working how I want but would like to try a fresh clean install of Linux and Linux cnc with the new plasmaC.

Personally I would just swap the HD for a new SSD then if it all goes wrong you can put the old one back in at any time.

Phill,

As you know, I've had to do quite a bit of work to get the Fusion 360 post processor working with PlasmaC. I've really worked on the small hole cutting more than anything. I have now managed to get the post processor to create a lead-in arc from the center of a hole similar to what Hypertherm recommends. I think, based on the plasmac_gcode_arcs.py file you posted in the past, that you could accomplish this same thing (i.e. you have the variables needed for the calculations). If you want to put this into plasmac, I'll share with you the way that I did it.

Here's a small snippet of the code it creates (for reference, the kerf width is 0.043" and the hole size is 0.25"):
Steven

docwelch wrote: Phill,
As you know, I've had to do quite a bit of work to get the Fusion 360 post processor working with PlasmaC. I've really worked on the small hole cutting more than anything. I have now managed to get the post processor to create a lead-in arc from the center of a hole similar to what Hypertherm recommends. I think, based on the plasmac_gcode_arcs.py file you posted in the past, that you could accomplish this same thing (i.e. you have the variables needed for the calculations). If you want to put this into plasmac, I'll share with you the way that I did it.

That is very nice, it looks good in a sim.
I am not sure how much more to add to the PlasmaC preprocessor, most of these features probably do belong in a CAM postprocessor although they are nice to have for users who either don't have CAM or a postprocesser with that ability and I do like what you did.
In the meantime while I procrastinate, now that PlasmaC has its own section in the forum it may be worthwhile if I make a sticky locked thread that has user donated postprocessors.

Edit: A question for Tom, if someone posts in the PlasmaC section can I move that post to a sticky thread?

phillc54 wrote: Edit: A question for Tom, if someone posts in the PlasmaC section can I move that post to a sticky thread?

Never tried it, but it should work.