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Next Development Version and Legacy Issues..
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Art
Hi All:
Just so everyone is on the same page, next version release will be a new development version. (5.0) and it WILL have some legacy issues unfortunately. For example, ..m1s and .t1s extensions are all replaced just with the .m1s . Macro's reside in separate directories with the name of the profile in use. So, for example, if your profile is Mach2Mill , the the folder will be ./Macros/Mach2Mill/*.m1s Also included is a toolfile tools.dat (Lathe or mill both use tools.dat) and it too resides in the profiles directory as above. No tools file is distributed, as before, but a new file is created if none is found in the new directory structure. I really didn't want to go the route of legacy issues, but its time for some radical changes to Mach2 so some things just had to change in the development version. I have kept a spare build of the current lockdown for bug fixes and repairs , but the development version will encompass future feature upgrades and such. This is all in preperation for what I was refering to as conversational screens, but I think the way its looking, "Functional CNC" will be my prefered name. Basically it will entail pressing a button for a function "Like pocketing, flange drilling, chocolate cake making..or whatever" and having the user designable screen become the only screen for that functional run. All these "plug-ins" will have their own directories and Mach2 will index them and present selections for them at run time. These changes will probably necessitate other legacy changes , but I'll try to keep them to a minimum. Thanks, Art www.artofcnc.ca |
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Mike Hammel
Art,
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Sounds great. Will I be able to pick which direction I cut around a part? On my router, it is very important that I pick which direction I cut. Thanks, Mike Hammel www.fancyfoam.com 1704 Bullard Arkansas City, KS 67005 ----- Original Message -----
From: Art To: mach1mach2cnc@... Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 5:01 PM Subject: [mach1mach2cnc] Next Development Version and Legacy Issues.. Hi All: Just so everyone is on the same page, next version release will be a new development version. (5.0) and it WILL have some legacy issues unfortunately. For example, ..m1s and .t1s extensions are all replaced just with the .m1s . Macro's reside in separate directories with the name of the profile in use. So, for example, if your profile is Mach2Mill , the the folder will be ./Macros/Mach2Mill/*.m1s Also included is a toolfile tools.dat (Lathe or mill both use tools.dat) and it too resides in the profiles directory as above. No tools file is distributed, as before, but a new file is created if none is found in the new directory structure. I really didn't want to go the route of legacy issues, but its time for some radical changes to Mach2 so some things just had to change in the development version. I have kept a spare build of the current lockdown for bug fixes and repairs , but the development version will encompass future feature upgrades and such. This is all in preperation for what I was refering to as conversational screens, but I think the way its looking, "Functional CNC" will be my prefered name. Basically it will entail pressing a button for a function "Like pocketing, flange drilling, chocolate cake making..or whatever" and having the user designable screen become the only screen for that functional run. All these "plug-ins" will have their own directories and Mach2 will index them and present selections for them at run time. These changes will probably necessitate other legacy changes , but I'll try to keep them to a minimum. Thanks, Art www.artofcnc.ca Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: mach1mach2cnc-unsubscribe@... c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Art,
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Did you means to say "user designable screenS"? <G> Because some functions might easily require two--or more?--screens... If I were you, I'd sure plan for the ability of one screen to call a "next" one within a given "function"-- AND to go back to the orig screen, when the user changes his or her mind, or realises a mistake just AFTER completing a "given" screen... Anyway, the new releases sound ever more exciting! Ballendo In mach1mach2cnc, Art <fenerty@a...> wrote: |
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Mike Hammel
Art,
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I use a separate CAM program now to pick direction. I just hate having to draw in one program, write cam files in another and cut in Mach 2. Just hoping to cut the CAM step out. Thanks, Mike Hammel www.fancyfoam.com 1704 Bullard Arkansas City, KS 67005 ----- Original Message -----
From: Art To: mach1mach2cnc@... Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [mach1mach2cnc] Next Development Version and Legacy Issues.. Hi Mike: Cutting direction is really something that best done in a cam program. I do have it on the list though to see what can be done. I'll give it some thought while I bask in the sun... Thanks, Art www.artofcnc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: mach1mach2cnc-unsubscribe@... c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Steve Blackmore
On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 20:57:34 -0400, you wrote:
Cutting direction is really something that best done in a cam program. IYou could read the OpenGL manual instead ;) -- Steve Blackmore |
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Art
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Still high on the list. The Gecko2002 mode is near completion of the basic 6 axis mill capability. Then we have to see what kind of distribution can be arranged for the hardware, I really don't want to get into the hardware business, the ones in it now are far better than I. I hope to have completion of that in version 5.x in a few weeks. Art www.artofcnc.ca Art, this sounds great, but where is it on the priority list with |
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