On Friday 28 July 2017 08:42:49 C. Thomas Schneider wrote:
> Gene,
> I will see what I can do to leverage Git to provide this information -
> I may create a branch to help track this.
>
> Please note: This is only going to impact configurations with more
> than one rotational axis [ABC]
Which I have no configurations using. My most complex setup has a single
rotary table I treat as A, but write code for according to how its
mounted, and which is not plugged in 99.9% of the time.
So my problem lurks elsewhere.
IOW, you don't need to go to this effort on my behalf.
Thanks Tom.
>
> I will let this DL know when I am done.
> -Tom
>
>
> I am having a similar problem on the lathes. Generally I just edit the
> file, changinging the rotation number until it works, but then I
> generally have to play with the Z offset. That doesn't always result
> in the backplot positions being a match when the actual cut does
> match.
>
> > I was having issues with how the tool was being displayed in Axis in
> > my configuration. My "mill" is an XZAB configuration (No "Y" axis).
> >
> >
> >
> > I traced the issue to the ../lib/python/rs274/glcanon.py script
> >
> > In the redraw method when rotating the tool it uses the geometry as
> > parsed by the axis.py. the problem is that axis reverses the order
> > of the labels.
> >
> > So AXZ-B becomes -BZXA
> >
> >
> >
> > This works fine for the back plot and everything else but the
> > glRotatef calls in the redraw() function are reversed when GLOpen
> > executes them (at least this is my understanding).
> >
> >
> >
> > I added the following (in bold) and everything seems to work for me:
> > (There was also an "import re" added near the top of the file)
>
> Bold is not a font spec that is sent to the other end in a text mail,
> so I've no clue what you are adding, or to which file.
>
> > glPushMatrix()
> >
> > glTranslatef(*pos)
> >
> > sign = 1
> >
> > g = re.split(" *(-?[XYZABCUVW])", self.get_geometry())
> >
> > g = "".join(reversed(g))
> >
> >
> >
> > for ch in g: # Geometry in reverse order
> >
> > if ch == '-':
> >
> > sign = -1
> >
> > elif ch == 'A':
> >
> > glRotatef(rx*sign, 1, 0, 0)
> >
> > sign = 1
> >
> > elif ch == 'B':
> >
> > glRotatef(ry*sign, 0, 1, 0)
> >
> > sign = 1
> >
> > elif ch == 'C':
> >
> > glRotatef(rz*sign, 0, 0, 1)
> >
> > sign = 1
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't think this is the most efficient means to do this and would
> > appreciate feedback from the group.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > -Tom
>
> A diff file, intended to be used by patch, might be a better way to
> convey what you've done, and to which file it is done to. I am
> assuming this patch is for ../lib/python/rs274/glcanon.py script, but
> since there is not an absolute anchor point in that string, it could
> be located anyplace in 75GB of data here.
>
> If after those points are clarified, it fixes my lathe tooltable
> editing shenanigans, I'll also be thankfull Tom.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
> --
> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
> Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
Cheers, Gene Heskett
--
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
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