Preview version of CNC optimized DWC.

Sindarius

@N7JTI Macros make total sense. I’ll need to see where I can work them in.

Sindarius

Created a new release available here
https://github.com/Duet3D/DWC-CNC/releases/tag/CNC02-(3.2.0-RC1)

Made the movement buttons on the dashboard a little larger
Added macro list to the dashboard

Included DRO and Jog plugins for feedback.

Plugins you want to try out will need to be turned on in Settings > General > Plugins Tab

R4ffers

@Sindarius, wow excellent

cjm

@Sindarius Really great update, thank you!

Shanian79

This is great! Thank you! Will this CNC screen format work on a 7i Panel Due?

weed2all

@Sindarius neat!

Sindarius

@Shanian79 This is just on the DWC

tierod

Very exciting !!! Perfect timing for me as I’m moving my duet2 from my old 3d printer to a new diy cnc!
Many,many thanks!
Rod

Sindarius

If any of you happen to be using my Gamepad Jogger plugin with the CNC build I have a new version which allows you to bind keyboard keys to commands as well.

https://github.com/Sindarius/DWC_GamepadJogger_Plugin/releases/tag/0.2.0

whopping pochard

Ooh, nice! I've been itching to put together a CNC pendant design that could take advantage of this.

markz

@Sindarius These changes/plugins are just great.

I've got a request for the Jog page plugin.

Having home buttons imho makes little sense there. I maybe home once per day and in normal use if I hit home it's an at-best time-wasting mistake. Plus, I can already do it in the dashboard.

Instead, I'd love it if we had a speed readout/control. Maybe it could have options like Travel, Feed, 20, 40, 60, 80 (mm/sec)?

For the dashboard: I like to go to work 0,0 a lot, but rarely 0,0,0 - for whatever that's worth. My work Z=0 is usually the top of the workpiece, sometimes the top of the bed.

Thanks again for all the work.

Sindarius

@markz Appreciate the feedback!

On the jog control plugin I can look at adding a "go to work 0" button. I'll look into adding travel speed as a set of buttons like the distance that is on there. I have a couple ideas I plan to play with on the jog control but was looking forward to some feedback and ideas.

tntjet

@Sindarius how do I install your plugin for keyboard control?

Sindarius

@tntjet You can download the plugin from my GitHub page
https://github.com/Sindarius/DWC_GamepadJogger_Plugin/releases

To install it take the zip file from the release and upload it using Files > System.

Once the plugin is installed activate it by going to the "Machine Specific" page Plugins tab and start it.

The latest version has the keyboard jogging setup.

@Sindarius said in Preview version of CNC optimized DWC.:

@markz Appreciate the feedback!

On the jog control plugin I can look at adding a "go to work 0" button. I'll look into adding travel speed as a set of buttons like the distance that is on there. I have a couple ideas I plan to play with on the jog control but was looking forward to some feedback and ideas.

-> ideas:

Which protocol/standards are you planning to support -> USB and or D-Sub-9 ?

Sindarius

@LB the gamepad jogger just picks up whatever gamepads it sees. Usb and bluetooth if available.

tntjet

@Sindarius thankyou , great work!

markz

@Sindarius Some more spontaneous feedback... since I'm just starting to use this.

The g-code viewer is just the coolest feature ever on my CNC.
I really like the gamepad jogger but
a) I had a small panic attack when I mapped Z today. My normal Z movement is much much smaller than X,Y and the auto-queued 'down' push at 50mm was scary - luckily I had no bit in the head. Having a separate Z distance would be very nice.
b) The feel when holding down a move key is great (the cnc just starts moving at speed) but because it's queueing up keystrokes when I release the button it keeps moving for some indeterminate number of steps.

by the way - I hacked the plugin to add a 25.4 distance option for something I needed to do in inches and it saved me hours of typing g codes and manually adding 3 digit numbers. Sweet!

The most important statistic in the G-code for a job for me is the surround box. It tells me if I did something stupid in the modeler like set the wrong origin for the material. Since you're already scanning the gcode is there some way in the viewer to quick-see the box values?

Thanks again. This stuff rocks.

Sindarius

@markz glad you are enjoying the viewer!

It is funny you mention independent Z movement values, I had a similar experience with Openbuilds Control on my cnc some time back. I modded that software to add an independent z step because I managed to drive a v bit into my workpiece. I’ll look at making that an optional z step toggle in my gamepad jogger.

Because it is queueing gcode it does sometimes overshoot a step or two if you hold the stick down. I need to play with the timing more to avoid stuttering and not overshoot too much.

I can certainly look at adding some simple metrics to the 3D viewer in 3.3 or later. The first priority was getting all the gcode to render properly.

Appreciate the feedback!

zendesigner

wow Great,

I just bought a WMD30LV mill and planning on converting it to CNC. i have some duet wifi boards lying around and would like to use them as i have them in all of my 3d printers.

This certainly would make the special zero requirements and the jogwheel possible in a really nice way.

Cool dude, really thanks.
Zen