NativeCAM is Features renamed

Hi Fern,

I can't think of anything else major. It is mostly what for threadmilling, so the name change should be fine. I'm glad you moved the cutting params, I had thought of doing that, but didn't want to mess too much with your underlying parts.
Thanks for seeing fit to include it in the package

As for my name, Mullen is my Surname.

Regards!

Nice I installed your new version and it worked pretty straight forward,
the only changes I did were:
add M66 to wait for the Arc-Ok signal at the lead_in.ngc
then add M5 to stop plasma at lead-out

Thanks for your great work.

One more question, I want to add a command to disable the plasma THC, it should happen .25 or .375 inch before the end,
actually, it can be done just before starting the lead-out.

the problem is that when I place the M62 M66 Code, it throws the following error

"Cannot set auxiliary digital output with cutter radius compensation on"


does it exist any walk around for this?

grijalvap wrote: ...changes I did were: add M66 to wait for the Arc-Ok signal at the lead_in.ngc

tommylight wrote : "Forgot to add that there is no need for M66, as that is easier done with motion.spindle-at-speed, it requires only 2 lines to be added to hal." forum.linuxcnc.org/40-subroutines-and-ng...amed?start=170#83891

however I will add the option in Preferences->Plasma to 'wait for Arc-OK' or not because your edited file will be overwritten every time there is an update but preferences file will never be overwritten

grijalvap wrote: then add M5 to stop plasma at lead-out

M5 is at the end of trace.ngc after lead_out CALL

grijalvap wrote: One more question, I want to add a command to disable the plasma THC, it should happen .25 or .375 inch before the end, actually, it can be done just before starting the lead-out.
the problem is that when I place the M62 M66 Code, it throws the following error

"Cannot set auxiliary digital output with cutter radius compensation on"

does it exist any walk around for this?

I do not understand what you are trying to do. Stop the torch before the cut is complete ?

Regards
Fern

I want to disable the torch High Control (THC) before the cut end, to avoid the torch going down and crash.

Could your commands be placed after lead_out ? before M5 ?
There should be a G40 before or after lead_out ?
What command do you need exactly ?

Fern

well this is how square program looks

G00
X0.47350 Y1.83262
M3 S1
M66 P0 L3 Q30 (wait for Arc-Ok)
G4 P0.5 (wait piercing time)
G01
G02 X0.68068 Y1.71376 I0.00000 J-0.24000 F60.0 (move the first .25 inch)
M62 P00 (THC ON) (On start)
X0.71350 Y1.59262 I-0.20718 J-0.12115
G01 Y0.50000
G03 X0.75000 Y0.46350 I0.03650 J0.00000
G01 X6.75000
G03 X6.78650 Y0.50000 I0.00000 J0.03650
G01 Y6.50000
G03 X6.75000 Y6.53650 I-0.03650 J0.00000
G01 X0.75000
G03 X0.71350 Y6.50000 I0.00000 J-0.03650
G01 Y1.96762
M63 P00 (THC OFF) (Before end) (disable THC )
Y1.59262
G02 X0.55350 Y1.43262 I-0.16000 J-0.00000 (finish cut)
M05 (torch off)
G04 P0.2 (wait small time )
G00
X0.00000 Y0.00000
M05 M30

the main idea is I'm using a digital out to enable and disable THC.