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General Mach Discussion / Re: IF you had a NEW controller whta would it do/not do ?
« on: July 18, 2015, 09:47:39 AM »
I have to admit this mirrors much of my thinking this past year. Were I to do a new controller it would have
no G42/G43 type offsetting, no tool tables unless the program did CAM . In the old days GCode was hard to
make, took a long time and the machine op had nothing to do with it. Want to use a different tool? great, use G43,
but these days, if I want to use a wear of .3mm or swap tools for a job, Id just repost the code with a wear on it,
or a smalller tool diam.
Hobby people make code and cut it ( Ive heard from a lot of them over time.). I never use tool offsets, why would I?
I start up vectric and repost my code, takes me a second, and I run the program with no concerns and I can read it easily.
GCode is darwinism in motion, its evolved to be glorious in its power, but buggy in its implementation and getting worse
in complexity over time. I say leave it to the Boeing type companies for which it makes sense. A contoller for a hobby guy
shoudl be much less encumbered with industrial type complexifications. Im firmly in the keep GCode simple camp.
Whats mentioned for mach4 , a screen with 3 buttons is probably a great idea for hobbiests. Im not against a controller
having full capability, so long as it doesnt impact performance, but I do think a hobbiest has no desire for the added
complexities and they actually hinder forward progress. One good thing about Mach4 is it is very configurable. Having
screen design makes it possible to be all things to all men. Hopefully over time that power will show.
Art
no G42/G43 type offsetting, no tool tables unless the program did CAM . In the old days GCode was hard to
make, took a long time and the machine op had nothing to do with it. Want to use a different tool? great, use G43,
but these days, if I want to use a wear of .3mm or swap tools for a job, Id just repost the code with a wear on it,
or a smalller tool diam.
Hobby people make code and cut it ( Ive heard from a lot of them over time.). I never use tool offsets, why would I?
I start up vectric and repost my code, takes me a second, and I run the program with no concerns and I can read it easily.
GCode is darwinism in motion, its evolved to be glorious in its power, but buggy in its implementation and getting worse
in complexity over time. I say leave it to the Boeing type companies for which it makes sense. A contoller for a hobby guy
shoudl be much less encumbered with industrial type complexifications. Im firmly in the keep GCode simple camp.
Whats mentioned for mach4 , a screen with 3 buttons is probably a great idea for hobbiests. Im not against a controller
having full capability, so long as it doesnt impact performance, but I do think a hobbiest has no desire for the added
complexities and they actually hinder forward progress. One good thing about Mach4 is it is very configurable. Having
screen design makes it possible to be all things to all men. Hopefully over time that power will show.
Art
