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eFalegname wrote: ... Sometimes I need to face the part along the perpendicular axis in a bidirectional way too

You can face the part along X or Y axis, either uni or bi-directional, anything else you need ?

eFalegname wrote: ...and add a finish cut ...

Nice suggestion

eFalegname wrote: ...Could you please add in the probe menu a touch off operation to auto zero Z axis

Nice suggestion too, it will probe the Z position first then X and Y and finally move above the place you selected to end and set X and Y to 0. (Setting Z to 0 is not usefull if the probe is mounted in a drill chuck)

eFalegname wrote: One last thing, could you please show the name of the open project?

I do not think I can have it displayed in the lcnc bar which would be the best place but I could have it displayed in the project menu like Projects->Save 'project name'. Or add an extra label for it ? Not sure I would.

Easiest way would be creating a 'Project Desription' subroutine with the first field being 'Project Name' (read-only and displaying the new name when changed) and a 'Comment' field. However you would have to select this subroutine to read the name.
You could add this to your default template.

Fern

You can face the part along X or Y axis, either uni or bi-directional, anything else you need ?

I want to face the part along the x and then along the y axis in both cases bidirectional, but right now that's not possible.
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Setting Z to 0 is not usefull if the probe is mounted in a drill chuck

I think that it would be useful to put a field for the Z axis value overwritting (maybe an offset).
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it will probe the Z position first then X and Y and finally move above the place you selected to end and set X and Y to 0

I thought about this too, however a macro only for autozero Z would be really useful.
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Easiest way would be creating a 'Project Desription' subroutine with the first field being 'Project Name'

I'll try to rename the comment label to get the name of the project visible.

Fern and remember please that the block skip safety feature "/" doesn't work as expected.

Cheers
Floris

tecno wrote: Video not working, private??

Hi tecno, video is working now.

eFalegname wrote: ..I want to face the part along the x and then along the y axis in both cases bidirectional, but right now that's not possible.

What if you Duplicate 'Facing' subroutine and set params for the second axis and depth of cut ?

Setting Z to 0 is not usefull if the probe is mounted in a drill chuck
I think that it would be useful to put a field for the Z axis value overwritting (maybe an offset).

Ok

it will probe the Z position first then X and Y and finally move above the place you selected to end and set X and Y to 0
I thought about this too, however a macro only for autozero Z would be really useful.

Ok

...remember please that the block skip safety feature "/" doesn't work as expected.

Please post ncam.ngc so I can try and are you using axis or gmoccapy ?


Regards
Fern

What if you Duplicate 'Facing' subroutine and set params for the second axis and depth of cut ?

I tried this way too in the posted video (AXIS GUI) and it's not possible to make work another "bidirectional" facing operation along the second axis.
Regards
Floris

eFalegname wrote: ...it's not possible to make work another "bidirectional" facing operation along the second axis.

I will try to correct this tonight

Fern