GUI for PlasmaC - QtPlasmac

Hmm,it seems like the Plasmac docs don't really emphasise the importance of this setting. It is however covered in the Primer
linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/plasma/plas...imer.html#_thc_delay

It is very machine dependent. I've not done any tests but I believe its tied to machine acceleration which I did not understand until recently. I think we need to run some tests in halscope. Based on one knowledgeable member's feedback, it might be better to eliminate the delay altogether and enable the THC when it reaches cut velocity or a short delay thereafter.

This kinda makes sense becasue the arc cannot be at the desired voltage for a given material until it actually reaches the cut velocity! Before then, it has to be too high due to the slower than desired velocity

EDIT: I think its possible we have blindly followed convention set by external THC's, not by what is right with a motion controller controlling the whole THC process.

nice, 23" capacitive touchscreen, 1920x1080

tiny suggestion(s) maybe consider increasing the size of the tabs at the bottom of the page + material selection and gcode preview (open)

I agree with tommylight regarding the LED sizes + voltage {and the voltage offset / override +/- buttons) {given thats the important info you need from across the room / quick glance and quick adjustment)

Just wondering if there is a way to make the elements a proportional percentage to allow for automatic scaling (??)

I'm "playing" with a copy of the screenset as I really like the clean / flat look of it for a lathe.

robertspark wrote: Just wondering if there is a way to make the elements a proportional percentage to allow for automatic scaling (??)

To a degree, you can set the layout stretch for the different elements in the layout. You also need to specify min and max sizes if you want to restrict anything.

In the following you could make the layout stretch say 3,5,1

I had intended to begin this after I get the functionality and docs finished but If someone else wants to take it up then great.

phillc54 wrote: If anyone out there is good at creating small images and are looking for something to do it would be nice if we could get some decent images for the conversational side of things rather than the ugly ones I managed to cobble together.

The images we need are located here and are the images beginning with conv_

The smaller images display at around 54x54 and the large ones at 196x196 and I believe the supported formats are: BMP GIF JPG JPEG PNG PBM PGM PPM XBM XPM X11

Thanks, Phill.

Bump

do you have an idea of what you want them to look like?

Anything that conveys the message and doesn't look so amateurist.