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A couple of feature requests
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:07 pm
by djm
Hi,
I don't know whether you take feature requests via this forum. If not, please let me know where to send them.
1. Intercon thread mill BHC
In intercon it's possible to drill a BHC, tap a BHC but I can't see an option to thread mill a BHC. It would be great if this was available in in cycles too.
2. Macros to run before/after tool height probing.
I have an air nozzle that I'd like to blow off my tools before probing them. It would be great if it were possible to specify macros to run before and after a tool height probe cycle.
Thanks,
Damien
Re: A couple of feature requests
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:32 pm
by cnckeith
Hi! thanks we always welcome feature requests.
1.) i'll add it to the list, but there is an easy way to figure out the xy position of a BHC and once you have the first one programmed you just type in the xy coordinates of the second one and press f10
2.) for this one , we are in the process of 'breaking out' any hard coded automatic moves such as the F3 auto measure button in the tool library for upcoming CNC12 v5.2 which would allow users to easily customize the macro to include such things as air blow etc.
right now you can create a macro to do this your self and assign it to a VCP button. VCP manual and Macro Programming manual would be a good place to start research if you are interested in doing such work
Re: A couple of feature requests
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:58 pm
by carboncymbal
cnckeith wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:32 pm
Hi! thanks we always welcome feature requests.
1.) i'll add it to the list, but there is an easy way to figure out the xy position of a BHC and once you have the first one programmed you just type in the xy coordinates of the second one and press f10
2.) for this one , we are in the process of 'breaking out' any hard coded automatic moves such as the F3 auto measure button in the tool library for upcoming CNC12 v5.2 which would allow users to easily customize the macro to include such things as air blow etc.
right now you can create a macro to do this your self and assign it to a VCP button. VCP manual and Macro Programming manual would be a good place to start research if you are interested in doing such work
That is great news on point 2. Do you have a ballpark time frame when that version will be released? Also, does this include the gantry squaring procedure?
Re: A couple of feature requests
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:42 pm
by cnckeith
- gantry squaring procedure is covered in the axis pairing and squaring document here is the download link
https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... _guide.pdf
- We should have a beta v5.2 for public consumption soon.
Re: A couple of feature requests
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:58 pm
by djm
Thanks for considering my requests and thanks for the tip re getting BHC coordinates
cnckeith wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:32 pm
right now you can create a macro to do this your self and assign it to a VCP button. VCP manual and Macro Programming manual would be a good place to start research if you are interested in doing such work
Thanks for the pointer - is it possible to call into the F3 auto measure routine from a macro? Otherwise I'd have to recreate the whole probing cycle in the macro (doable, but a hassle...)
Re: A couple of feature requests
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:17 pm
by cnckeith
in the upcoming v5.2 the F3 auto measure is its own macro that you can call as is or edit etc.
with v5.1 you will have to write you own for a vcp button to do that same.