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Third party software and hardware support forums. => Newfangled Mill Wizard => Topic started by: BR549 on November 21, 2014, 04:14:39 AM

Title: Mill Wizard Simulation
Post by: BR549 on November 21, 2014, 04:14:39 AM

HIYA RON , How about adding in a motion simulator for the Mill Wizard.

(;-) TP

Title: Re: Mill Wizard Simulation
Post by: Ron Ginger on November 21, 2014, 07:04:29 AM

Interesting idea. We will have it hooked into Mach4, so you can directly load the file into M4. You w il also be able to enter values into the grid for the polyline, so you can do a CopyCat like function- move the M4 axis around, just click a button and the X,Y values will load into the grid.

Lots more coming, just got to work in my retired time frames, and when I can get some time from Brian for the harder parts.

Title: Re: Mill Wizard Simulation
Post by: BR549 on November 21, 2014, 11:27:07 AM

Being that the WISS is independant from M4 you cannot depend on having M4 available. An internal simulator would be best.

Just an opinion, I never found the Grid to be very useful.  Direct keyboard input is the way to go for numerical values.  Normally you have a print that is INCREMETAL in nature   

G1 XxYx   is very easy and does NOT require a mouse.

One other thing could you make it NON mouse friendly (hotkeys or Tab order)

(;-) TP