@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