Oh - obviously. Now it works beautifully. Thank you so much. This is a great addition to FC Path.
CAM simulation for the Path Workbench
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Re: CAM simulation for the Path Workbench
@shaise:
From me also a big thankyou for this tool. No more need to start camotics and syncing the tool lists.
If you need some ideas how to improve your simulator here a few suggestions:
- Support for drilling cycle
- A better reaction on key press/mouse clicks events during heavy simulation movements
- View of current X, Y and Z value and current coord-system (G53, G54, ...)
- Toggle path viewing on/off
- Toggle part viewing on/off
- Collision checks if tool works deeper than the step depth
- Collision checks if tool works deeper than the cutting edge height
- Collision checks if tool interacts with other parts (clamping, bolts, etc)
- Smooth movement relative to the current velocity
- Time estimation for process
- Animate CAM process as machine movement using a config file with cad data from the machine
- Support for rotating axis/lathe (Today not supported by Freecad Path/CAM)
I mean, as fast as you wrote this simulation this is only a weekend for you
Thanks a lot
Thorsten
From me also a big thankyou for this tool. No more need to start camotics and syncing the tool lists.
If you need some ideas how to improve your simulator here a few suggestions:
- Support for drilling cycle
- A better reaction on key press/mouse clicks events during heavy simulation movements
- View of current X, Y and Z value and current coord-system (G53, G54, ...)
- Toggle path viewing on/off
- Toggle part viewing on/off
- Collision checks if tool works deeper than the step depth
- Collision checks if tool works deeper than the cutting edge height
- Collision checks if tool interacts with other parts (clamping, bolts, etc)
- Smooth movement relative to the current velocity
- Time estimation for process
- Animate CAM process as machine movement using a config file with cad data from the machine
- Support for rotating axis/lathe (Today not supported by Freecad Path/CAM)
I mean, as fast as you wrote this simulation this is only a weekend for you
Thanks a lot
Thorsten
Re: CAM simulation for the Path Workbench
If this is a wish list: The simulator could be combined with the "Inspect GCode" tool and advance as the user selects parts of the gcode.
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Re: CAM simulation for the Path Workbench
OK, added everything to the wish list.
Thanks for the vote of confidence but I'm not that good of a programmer...
Anyway, will do best.
shai
Thanks for the vote of confidence but I'm not that good of a programmer...
Anyway, will do best.
shai
Re: CAM simulation for the Path Workbench
Hi Shai,
I hadn't run into this before--hadn't tried Stopping, or Pausing, but tried it today and they weren't responsive for me. Are they in progress, or is it a thread-priority type of thing?
Best,
Josh
I hadn't run into this before--hadn't tried Stopping, or Pausing, but tried it today and they weren't responsive for me. Are they in progress, or is it a thread-priority type of thing?
Best,
Josh
Re: CAM simulation for the Path Workbench
Hi,
I am using QT timers to do the animations. Maybe for complex simulations the interval is too short. Try reducing accuracy and speed and see if it starts being responsive.
shai
I am using QT timers to do the animations. Maybe for complex simulations the interval is too short. Try reducing accuracy and speed and see if it starts being responsive.
shai
Re: CAM simulation for the Path Workbench
Maybe a QThread could help?
Bye
Thorsten
Bye
Thorsten
Re: CAM simulation for the Path Workbench
If I slow it to 2G/s it's more responsive--enough to catch it within a second or two. If it's even up at 10G/s, it's non-responsive. The Speed-Bar is a bit more responsive, so at the moment, the workaround is to grab that, move it as far left as possible, then hit pause/stop...
That said, it's so frigging awesome Shai! My boss walked in a minute ago while I was testing it and though he'd seen it before, was again, blown away by what you've done. Good job!
Best,
Josh
That said, it's so frigging awesome Shai! My boss walked in a minute ago while I was testing it and though he'd seen it before, was again, blown away by what you've done. Good job!
Best,
Josh
Re: CAM simulation for the Path Workbench
Josh,
I'll look around to see if I have a better solution for that.
Did you try the fast-forward button? can you pause in the middle of fast-forward?
shai
I'll look around to see if I have a better solution for that.
Did you try the fast-forward button? can you pause in the middle of fast-forward?
shai