Axis Modifications

I've also found the included file browsing/file open ap within Axis to be very limiting to use. The work around we often used was to use the file browser of your choice on your Linux desktop to find the g-code file you want to run, then with a right mouse click use the "axis-remote" command to open to open the g-code file in Axis directly from the file browser. This was especially helpful when wanting to run files saved in network directories that you could not easily find or access using file open in Linuxcnc.

I don't know if this works using other Linuxcnc GUIs or if any of the other GUIs offer an equivalent command to axis-remote that can be used to open a g-code file from another file browser.

yeah there are some file managers you can integrate into axis tab and use the way you describe. There are some TK alternatives file browsers I have yet to figure out how to use yet

This is a mod for incrementally increasing/decreasing Feed, Rapid, and Spindle Overrides.

They behave similarly to the Jog Speed slider.

I unbound the keys `, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0

And bound:

1, 2 to decrease/increase Feed Override

3, 4 to decrease/increase Rapid Override

5, 6 to decrease/increase Spindle Override

Keys `, 7, 8, 9, 0 have no effect.

It follows the INI fine settings.

I have also implemented an exponential response to speed up changes. In principle, it works with any exponent, but so far I’ve had the best results with power = 3.0.

If you want linear behavior, set power = 1.0, and then each key press will change the value by one unit.

If for some reason a slider gets stuck at a certain value, set linear_threshold_rate to a value slightly higher than the stuck position. That will solve the issue.

It’s not as quick as a potentiometer, but it works quite well. If you want it to be even faster, try:

xset r rate 250 40

This doubles the key auto-repeat rate and cuts the delay before auto-repeat starts in half.

Try different delay and rate values. The downside is that if you set them too high, editing text files can feel awkward.

If you’re willing to test it, please let me know if something doesn’t work correctly and I’ll fix it.

By the way, this mod is derived from this post:  forum.linuxcnc.org/51-ot-posts/49830-com...ntrol-console#279421

This is a mod that allows using a single key to cycle through Program Run, Program Pause, and Program Resume.

I unbound the keys R, P, and S from their original commands and bound only the R key to a routine that handles the cycling.

If you’re willing to test it, please let me know if something doesn’t work correctly and I’ll fix it.

This is a mod that allows using a single key ("c") to cycle through all jog modes and increments.

From continuous to every increment in order, back to continuous.