Robert, Today I found the time to install 12.04 LTS on my router controller, build the circular arc blending beta branch and get it running.
Everything seems to be working wonderfully with a dry run. The program that I tested is a 4.8MB 3d shaping g-code program. On the 2.5 release without arc blending it takes 38 minutes to run. With circular arc blending it takes 27 minutes. To me that is just a HUGE improvement and I cannot say thanks enough for your work so far! I don't know when else I was able to flip a switch and get that much improvement in my manufacturing process! Big big time savings for me. I think these changes will be just as huge for the linuxcnc community overall and will really help linuxcnc's reputation. I am a software developer as well, so whenever you need a buddy build, debugging, help, etc... feel free to ping me. I'll help when I have time. I'll chirp up again after I make some real cuts tomorrow with any issues I see in the parts I make. P.S. The only issue I had was the first time through the build it was complaining about not finding "cscope". A simple apt-get install did the truck. I suggest that a check be added to ./configure to alert the user of its necessity prior to building. On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Robert Ellenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > After fixing a few persistent but minor issues with arc blending, I think > the code is ready for "beta" status. I've pushed a branch on my github fork > called circular-blend-arc-beta: > > > https://github.com/robEllenberg/linuxcnc-mirror/tree/circular-blend-arc-beta > > This branch has code that does not violate velocity or acceleration > constraints on any of the test programs. As such, it's ready for (carefully > supervised) hardware testing. Once it's running on a few machines without > issue, it should be merge-ready for the master branch. > > Thanks again to everyone who's helped out with extensive advice and > testing! > -Rob > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics > Pro! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
