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by Les Newell
Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Can I make the job-file remember the last post-processor used?
Replies: 6
Views: 871

Re: Can I make the job-file remember the last post-processor used?

Yes, the /pp switch should work. However the OP wants to run a plasma and a router. As these two machines use very different settings I think two profiles would be better suited in this case.
by Les Newell
Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Can I make the job-file remember the last post-processor used?
Replies: 6
Views: 871

Re: Can I make the job-file remember the last post-processor used?

Sorry I'm a bit late to the party here but it looks like having two profiles would work for you.
This link covers setting up a second profile: viewtopic.php?t=6654
by Les Newell
Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: SC Dev v7.1.35 hangs occasionally upon startup, Win11
Replies: 5
Views: 1160

Re: SC Dev v7.1.35 hangs occasionally upon startup, Win11

I have seen that occasionally when running the Windows version on Linux using Wine. Unfortunately I cannot replicate it on my development machine which makes it virtually impossible to fix.
by Les Newell
Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:42 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Inserting pause after each cut in gcode
Replies: 2
Views: 17686

Re: Inserting pause after each cut in gcode

You should be able to set the end delay in your tool definition. This will make the torch pause at the end of the cut.
by Les Newell
Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: Contributed plugins, tools and posts
Topic: GRBL Plasma w THC, Torch Touchoff, and Rotary
Replies: 36
Views: 121108

Re: GRBL Plasma w THC, Torch Touchoff, and Rotary

Do you mean using post.DefineCustomOption and post.ShowCustomOptions?
I just checked and it appears to work in both dev and stable.
by Les Newell
Wed Dec 20, 2023 1:49 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: What versions are compatible Win XP?
Replies: 1
Views: 18801

Re: What versions are compatible Win XP?

The current stable version should still work with XP.
by Les Newell
Wed Dec 20, 2023 1:48 pm
Forum: Contributed plugins, tools and posts
Topic: V Carve plug in
Replies: 1
Views: 18318

Re: V Carve plug in

The plugin is for chip carving with a V cutter. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EfNP-O6V3IQ
It is not related to the V-carve CAd-CAM package and won't help you do full 3D milling.
by Les Newell
Wed Dec 20, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: Contributed plugins, tools and posts
Topic: GRBL Plasma w THC, Torch Touchoff, and Rotary
Replies: 36
Views: 121108

Re: GRBL Plasma w THC, Torch Touchoff, and Rotary

Due to the way SheetCam stores values internally, sc.unitBoolean results in a numeric value that is 1 for true or 0 for false. This works fine in C++ but unfortunately Lua regards anything that is not boolean or nil as true.
To be safe you need to do a comparison:

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   if LdcThcEnable == 1 then
by Les Newell
Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:04 pm
Forum: Contributed plugins, tools and posts
Topic: postprocessor for Grbl +4th axis, THC & touch-off
Replies: 12
Views: 79494

Re: postprocessor for Grbl +4th axis, THC & touch-off

The flat sheet option will make the rotary post just use X,Y,Z. It is a bit more CPU intensive than using a dedicated post but you probably won't notice a difference unless you are doing a lot of very complex artwork with thousands of moves. It only affects the time it takes to run the post processo...
by Les Newell
Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:16 am
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: Scnaything - failed to build server
Replies: 3
Views: 20119

Re: Scnaything - failed to build server

Why did you need to comment out line 46?

Do you have a run-in-place LinuxCNC installation? At a guess you have more than one LinuxCNC installation and the CNCRemote make file is getting confused as to which version is being used. Try running Scanything from within a RIP environment.
by Les Newell
Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: Contributed plugins, tools and posts
Topic: RoratyPlasma - Feedrate
Replies: 1
Views: 19665

Re: RoratyPlasma - Feedrate

Sorry, I missed this question. The post takes care of cutting speed and diameter compensation.
In my experience, Mach3's path planner works better if the rotary axis is set to 1 unit per revolution rather than 360. If you change this in Mach you also need to change it in the post.
by Les Newell
Wed Nov 15, 2023 11:12 am
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: add parent menu item
Replies: 2
Views: 20107

Re: add parent menu item

The simplest way to add a menu is to use: app:AddMenu("/&My menu") or: app:SetMenuPath("/") app:AddMenu("&My menu") This will create a new menu on the menu bar somewhere between Options and Help. Exactly where it appears depends on what other plugins are loaded....
by Les Newell
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: plasma THC define custom tool parameter for THC set volts
Replies: 10
Views: 56575

Re: plasma THC define custom tool parameter for THC set volts

As long as you have SheetCam TNG then yes, your license will work with the latest version.
by Les Newell
Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:08 am
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: plasma THC define custom tool parameter for THC set volts
Replies: 10
Views: 56575

Re: plasma THC define custom tool parameter for THC set volts

I just tried your post here and it worked. What version of SheetCam are you using?
by Les Newell
Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: Problems and questions
Topic: part file names
Replies: 1
Views: 18918

Re: part file names

Parts don't always include the drawing file name (e.g a copy won't) but something like this should work: function LoadFile(fileName) local parts = sc.Parts:Get() for idx=0, parts:GetCount() -1 do local part = parts:op_index(idx) if fileName == part:GetFileName() and not part:IsDuplicate() then parts...