Preview version of CNC optimized DWC.
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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 dashboardIncluded DRO and Jog plugins for feedback.
Plugins you want to try out will need to be turned on in Settings > General > Plugins Tab
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@Sindarius, wow excellent
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@Sindarius Really great update, thank you!
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This is great! Thank you! Will this CNC screen format work on a 7i Panel Due?
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@Sindarius neat!
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@Shanian79 This is just on the DWC
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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!
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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
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Ooh, nice! I've been itching to put together a CNC pendant design that could take advantage of this.
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@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.
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@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.
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@Sindarius how do I install your plugin for keyboard control?
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@tntjet You can download the plugin from my GitHub page
https://github.com/Sindarius/DWC_GamepadJogger_Plugin/releasesTo 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.
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@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 ?
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@LB the gamepad jogger just picks up whatever gamepads it sees. Usb and bluetooth if available.
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@Sindarius thankyou , great work!
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@Sindarius Some more spontaneous feedback... since I'm just starting to use this.
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The g-code viewer is just the coolest feature ever on my CNC.
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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.
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@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!
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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.
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@zendesigner , until Duets get backlash compensation, it's not suitable for real (i.e. accurate) cnc work. If you want accurate work, you will want LinuxCNC. I think Marlin perhaps has backlash comp, but I've not verified or used it.
I use Duet on a few desktop applications, but until it gets backlash comp, I won't put it on my mills.
Once it does get it, I've got a couple machines that might benefit from it.
