Show me your Custom VCP's!

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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by ShawnM »

XYZgnomon wrote: Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:48 am Nice!

This curious UI decision is the ONLY reason I don't already own any Centroid product yet in the first place. It was super sus to reserve the most important real estate for the least important buttons and set them in stone, and then have an army of internet people try to convince me that I was the crazy one to think there was something wrong with that... on a forum DEDICATED TO EDITING THE UI.

Wake me up when I can put whatever button I want in the bottom right hand corner.
How much longer are you going to beat this dead horse? We've concluded in the current Acorn software you cannot do what you want to do. You can edit the other 60 buttons but not the two you want to. You are the only user out of the 1000's of satisfied Centroid users who think those buttons are the least important.

You told us you had a lead on a solution, you stated and I quote "I appreciate that you guys are passionate about CNC12 and like it just like it is (although this is weird for a thread specifically dedicated to modifying the UI), but I have a lead on how to make the changes that I proposed. I'll follow up when I have it figured out."

Since you never followed up I'll assume you determined what many of us have already stated here to you, it can't be done in the current software but it seems you might be able to in a future update, happy now? Can we please move on now? :D
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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by XYZgnomon »

Until they fix it.
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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by suntravel »

XYZgnomon wrote: Thu Nov 24, 2022 2:43 am Until they fix it.
You can't fix what's not broken :lol:

But the requested option is available now, see my last posts ;)

Uwe
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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by cnckeith »

XYZgnomon wrote: Thu Nov 24, 2022 2:43 am Until they fix it.
v4.99 (will be released as v5.0) vcp is fully editedable with all space available on the VCP for any function and button. (no hard coded buttons in the lower right, or anywhere..)

we are just beginning work on a Centroid Screen Set builder, drag and drop with full control of function, menu structure , size, placement, color, fonts etc
so lets create a screen builder wish list, post here what you want in a screen builder and we will do it.
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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by cnckeith »

here is example of modified v4.99 vcp. using lower right for any use you want. (or any space on the vcp for that matter), with simple human readable text file (xml) edits
example vcp v4.99.png

<button row="1" column="1">spindle_plus</button>
<button row="1" column="2">spindle_auto_man</button>
<button row="1" column="3">spin_warm</button>
<button row="2" column="4">set_z0</button>
<button row="2" column="5">auto_z_plate</button>
<button row="6" column="1">rapid_over</button>
<button row="2" column="1">spindle_100</button>
<button row="2" column="2">spindle_cw</button>
<button row="2" column="3">set_xy0</button>
<button row="2" column="6">park</button>
<button row="3" column="1">spindle_minus</button>
<button row="3" column="2">spindle_ccw</button>
<button row="3" column="3">laser_set_xy</button>
<button row="3" column="4">m55</button>
<button row="3" column="5">goto_xy0</button>
<button row="3" column="6">limit_switch_defeat</button>
<button row="4" column="1">spindle_cancel</button>
<button row="4" column="2">spindle_start</button>
<button row="4" column="3">popup_pins</button>
<button row="4" column="4">goto_machine_xy0</button>
<button row="4" column="5">m58</button>
<button row="4" column="6">reset_home</button>
<button row="5" column="2">coolant_auto_man</button>
<button row="5" column="3">dust_collector</button>
<button row="5" column="4">hold_down_vac</button>
<button row="5" column="5">air_blow</button>
<button row="5" column="6">work_light</button>
<button row="6" column="2">incr_cont</button>
<button row="6" column="3">x1</button>
<button row="6" column="4">x10</button>
<button row="6" column="5">x100</button>
<button row="6" column="6">mpg</button>
<button row="7" column="2">4th_positive</button>
<button row="7" column="4">y_positive</button>
<button row="7" column="6">z_positive</button>
<button row="8" column="3">x_negative</button>
<button row="7" column="3">x_negative_y_positive</button>
<button row="7" column="5">x_positive_y_positive</button>
<button row="9" column="3">x_negative_y_negative</button>
<button row="9" column="5">x_positive_y_negative</button>
<button row="8" column="4">tortoise_hare</button>
<button row="8" column="5">x_positive</button>
<button row="9" column="2">4th_negative</button>
<button row="9" column="4">y_negative</button>
<button row="9" column="6">z_negative</button>
<button row="14" column="4">cycle_cancel</button>
<button row="10" column="3">single_block</button>
<button row="10" column="4">tool_check</button>
<button row="10" column="5">feed_hold</button>
<button row="14" column="6">cycle_start</button>
<button row="12" column="1" column_span="3" row_span="3">reset</button>
<button row="12" column="4">feedrate_negative</button>
<button row="12" column="5">feedrate_100</button>
<button row="12" column="6">feedrate_positive</button>
<button row="13" column="4">25_percent</button>
<button row="13" column="5">50_percent</button>
<button row="13" column="6">75_percent</button>
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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by jasonstewart81 »

Maybe I passed it up and didn't see it, but did I see that @cnckeith said the VCP could be configured standalone without being connected to a powered up control board or is that still in the works but not available yet?
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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by cnckeith »

double click the VirtualControlPanel.exe in the cncm/t folder and the VCP will start without CNC12 or connected to Acorn etc.

you get this.
vcp emulator.png
then this.
vcp emulator 2.png
good for checking if your custom SVG graphic files are going to work when working on a desktop pc and not at the CNCPC


download latest here.
https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=7975
Need support? READ THIS POST first. http://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1043
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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by jasonstewart81 »

Awesome. Thank you sir.
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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by gerald martin »

cnckeith wrote: Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:29 pm
XYZgnomon wrote: Thu Nov 24, 2022 2:43 am Until they fix it.
v4.99 (will be released as v5.0) vcp is fully editedable with all space available on the VCP for any function and button. (no hard coded buttons in the lower right, or anywhere..)

we are just beginning work on a Centroid Screen Set builder, drag and drop with full control of function, menu structure , size, placement, color, fonts etc
so lets create a screen builder wish list, post here what you want in a screen builder and we will do it.
Keith, you just keep raising the bar! That sounds great!

Looking forward to it already.

Gerald
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Re: Show me your Custom VCP's!

Post by Yelleke »

Is there a way to shrink the vcp.
I have a lathe conversion in progress and while working on it, I'm playing with cnc12

But I have too few buttons and could scrap a collum

Is this possible ?
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There are only stupid answers.
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